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MUSICAL COMEDY 
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THE BOOK BY 
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L’AMORE MEDICO 
COMMEDIA MUSICALE IN DUE ATTI 


PERSONAGGI 
IL SIGNOR ARNOLFO, vecchio e ricco possidente 
LUCINDA, sua figlia 
CLITANDRO, giovane cavaliere 
LISETTA, cameriera 
TOMES 


DESFONANDRES 





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BaAHIS 
Un NOTARO 
FAMILIARI, CONTADINI, CONTADINE.—MvusIcI.—AMICI 


DI CASA.—GIARDINIERI.—PAGGETTI, BALLERINI.— 
FARMACISTI. 


Una splendida villa, nei dintorni di Parigi. Durante 
il regno di Luigi XIV. 


DOCTOR CUPID 


A MUSICAL COMEDY IN TWO ACTS 


CHARACTERS 


ARNOLFO, a rich, elderly landowner. 

LucrnpA, his daughter. 

CLITANDRO, a young cavalier. 

LisetraA, Lucinda’s maid. 

TOMES 

DESFONANDRES 

Doctors. 

MACROTON 

BAHIS ) 

A NOTARY 

SERVANTS AND DEPENDENTS; PEASANTS AND PEASANT- 
GIRLS; MUSICIANS; FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES; 
GARDENERS; PAGES AND DANCING-GIRLS; APOTHE- 
CARIES. 


ScENE: A magnificent villa, near Paris. 


Periop: The reign of Louis XIV. 


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STORY OF THE OPERA 


The oft-merited charge that librettists maltreat the 
classics does not hold in the case of this clever adaptation 
of “L’Amour Médecin’’; for without losing any of the 
rollicking mirth and trenchant satire of Moliére’s ori- 
ginal, Signor Golisciani has produced a comedy that 
lends itself admirably to music and modern stage effects. 

The scene of the first act is the garden of a magni- 
ficent villa near Paris. At the rise of the curtain, Arnolfo, 
the owner of the estate, is being condoled by his friends 
for the declining health of his only child, Lucinda. But 
their sympathy is of no avail; he dismisses them with 
thanks. Then Lucinda enters, dressed in. childish 
clothes that are absurdly at variance with her real 
age. She is pale and depressed. Arnolfo makes gro- 
tesque efforts to cheer her: he takes her on his lap and 
sings her a lullaby; he presents her with childish toys 
and trinkets: nothing can arouse her interest. Then 
there comes to him the disconcerting idea that she 
may be in love. He questions her in trepidation. 
“Yes, Papa!’’ she answers naively; whereupon he bursts 
into a senile fury, which is greatly aggravated by 
the behavior of Lisetta, Lucinda’s pert maid, who, 
arriving suddenly on the scene, declares that “‘a husband 
is what she needs,” and repeats. this assertion with in- 
creasing combativeness until Arnolfo, beside himself with 
rage, beats a retreat. Then the voice of Clitandro, her 
lover, is heard outside the garden wall, begging her to 
tell him whether his love is requited or no. Lucinda is 
so overcome with emotion that she is unable to speak, 
and he goes away unanswered. She is in despair. 
Then Lisetta, appealed to for help, bids her go immediate- 
ly to bed, and speaks mysteriously of a wily scheme that 
will solve all difficulties. Her mistress complies, still 


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in bewilderment, and they go off to put the cheme into 
operation. 

Arnolfo enters, bearing garden tools, and dallies with 
his plants and flowers, all the while muttering how 
he will carry off his daughter to some inaccessible place 
and keep her all to himself. Yielding to the spell of 
the sunny air, he falls asleep and snores peacefully. From 
this tranquil siesta he is aroused and frightened out of 
his wits by Lisetta, who screams that Lucinda is in a 
fearful condition and may die at any moment. Jump- 
ing up in a frenzy, he summons all his servants and 
retainers, bidding them fetch all the doctors in Christen- 
dom. He, too, starts out in search of doctors; but, as he 
is hurrying away through the gate, he is bowled over 
by an inrushing horde of apothecaries, who, seeing that 
he has slightly hurt his hand in the fall, swarm around 
him and insist on applying bandages and lotions. Then 
four doctors stalk solemnly in and friends and neigh- 
bors appear on the scene, babbling the news and offering 
sympathy. Amid the ludicrous hubbub that brings the 
act to a close, Lisetta slips away to fetch ‘‘a doctor that 
she knows.” 

The second act, the scene of which is a salon in the 
villa, begins with a consultation of the four doctors. 
Each one of these solemn quacks makes a different 
diagnosis and proposes a corresponding remedy. They 
argue heatedly, but accomplish nothing, and finally 
leave in disgust, after each has extracted a large fee 
and pronounced his colleagues to be idiots. Then, 
when Arnolfo has given up all hope of seeing his daugh- 
ter cured, Lisetta brings in ‘‘Doctor Codignac, the prince 
of doctors,” who is really Clitandro in disguise. The 
latter, upon examining the patient, declares her trouble 
to be mental—an unfortunate obsession of the idea that 
she should get married. As ‘‘doctor of the mind” he 
proposes to cure this malady by having a bogus wedding 
ceremony performed, his “‘secretary’’ posing as notary. 
Arnolfo readily consents to this subterfuge for the sake 
of his daughter’s health, little realizing that the ‘“‘sec- 
retary” is a real notary. He is delighted with the in- 
genuity of the treatment until, undeceived by the sud- 
den departure of the lovers, he discovers that he himself 
has been duped. 


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ATTO PRIMO 


Un giardino nella villa di Arnolfo. A sinistra la palazzina; al- 
l’esterno una scala di marmo che conduce a una piccola terrazza. 
Statue lungo i_viali, al fondo un lazhetto. Un sedile di pietra, 
una fontana. E un mattino di estate. 


SCENA PRIMA 


Al levarsi della tela Arnolfo é seduto, il viso nascosto in un 
grande fazzoletto, quasi piangesse. Lo attorniano alcuni vecchi 
amici. Pit lontano sono i familiari e i servi, tutti in comico 
atteggiamento di dolore. Un servo offre al padrone il cioccolato, 
che Arnolfo non beve. 


AMICI, FAMILIARI, SERVI 


Bella come il sole !... Poveretta !... 
Buona come il pane !... Che peccato !... 
Nostra padroncina prediletta, 

Fiore che sbocciando s’ appassi !... 

O padrone, o padre disgraziato ! 

Noi tutti vi piangiamo, notte e di !... 


ARNOLFO 


Grazie, mille grazie, cari miei !... 
Ma I’ affetto vostro che mi fa ? 
Esser pill infelice non potrei... 

Mi lasciate solo, per pieta ! 


Gli amici tentano confortarlo, inutilmente, poi escono silen- 
ziost dalla destra ; 1 familiart se ne vanno, a gruppr, 
lentamente. 


AMICI, FAMILIARI, SERVI, dllontanandost. 


Bella come il sole !... Poveretta !... 
Buona come il pane !... Che peccato !.. 


DOCTOR CUPID 
FIRST ACT 


The garden of Arnolfo’s villa. House on the left: a small terrace, 
approached by marble steps. Avenues with statues: a small lake 
at the back. Stone seat, and fountain. A summer morning. 


BURSd- SCENE 


Arnolfo is discovered seated, and sobbing with his face buried 
in his handkerchief: around him are old friends and, at a distance, 
servants and dependents, all wearing a comical expression of grief. 
A servant is handing chocolate to his master, Arnolfo, who waves 
him away. 


CHORUS 


Lovely as the sunshine, poor young lady! 

Pretty as a peach, and more’s the pity! 

All adore the dainty little mistress, 

Withering away in early bloom! 

Poor, unhappy, broken-hearted father! 

Your friends here weep for you by night and day! 


ARNOLFO 


Thank you, I am grateful, kindly friends, 

But your words of comfort are in vain! 

No man could be sadder, or more wretched ; 

Leave me to my sorrow, if you please. 

His friends try to console Arnolfo, but in vain. Friends 
and servants slowly disperse. 


CHORUS, departing. 


Lovely as the sunshine, poor young lady! 
Pretty as a peach, and more’s the pity! 


4 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto I° 


Tutti si allontanano mestamente. 


ARNOLFO, rimasto solo, fra se, tncerto. 
Una figlia malata da due mesi !... 
Preoccupato. 
Di che ? Ma!... Chi lo sa? 
Fosse amor ? Quell’ amore a cui serrai 
tutte le porte ? Che ridur m’ a fatto 


in questo romitaggio ?... 
E penetra ugualmente ? E donde ?... Come ?... 


Con affettuosa tristezza. 


Non 6 al mondo che lei !. 
E la voglio per me ! 


Commovendost. 


Intanto mi si strugge 
Come la cera !... 


Scattando. 
Maledetto |’ amor ! 


SCHNAY SECOND: 


Tra 1 viali, al fondo, appare Lucinda._ E vestita di bianco, 
semplicemente come una bambina. E pallida, sofferente ; ; 
a le trecce bionde per le spalle. Sospira, sosta lungo 1 
viali, come pensosa, contemplando 1 fiorit. Arnolfo la 
scorge ; st sofferma ad osservarla. 


ARNOLFO 


Ah ! Eccola ! Ah guarda... Poveretta ! 
Sempre mesta cosi... senza un sorriso ! 
Sospira ! Guarda il ciel... lagrima... mormora ! 


LUCINDA, tra se soavemente. 


Voci diffuse nell’ aria, 
spiranti tristezza, 

dell’ anima mia solitaria 
echi voi siete ! 

V’ odo, 0 voci di pianto, 
né d’ altro 6 vaghezza. 


Act I DOCTOR CUPED 5 
They all go out dolefully. 


ARNOLFO, alone. 
For two months past my daughter has been ill! 
Thoughtfully. 
Of what? Ah—who can tell? 
Is it love? Love! to which I closed 
All doors and windows? How could it happen here 


In this secluded villa? 
How could love find an entrance? How could it? How so? 


Sadly and affectionately. 


She is all that is left me! 
I want her for myself! For me, alone! 


Moved. 


I bow to all her fancies, 
Bend like a willow! 


Angrily. 
All my curses on love! 


SECOND SCENE 


Lucinda appears up the avenue at back. She is simply 
dressed in white, like a small child. She is pale with 
suffering; her hair is fair and hangs down. She sighs and 
comes slowly forward, stopping now and then to look 
at the flowers. Arnolfo pauses and watches her. 


ARNOLFO 


Ah! Here she comes! Discretion! Poor darling! 
Always moping and sad—never a smile. 

She suffers—poor darling! She sighs now—lifts her head— 
Murmurs—sheds a tear— 


LUCINDA, musingly. 


Breathe soft and low, gentle voices around me— 
Make one with my sadness; 
My lone heart cries out in my pain, 
You echo my sighing. 
Charm me, voices of sorrow! 
No others delight me. 


6 L’AMORE MEDICO Aftorle 


ARNOLFO 


Parla coi fiori, come a gente viva ! 
Che fissazione !... 
Ah, Lucinda ! Cuor mio! 


LUCINDA 


E voi, fiori, sapete 

perché gemo tanto ! 

Una smania segreta, 

un’ ansia irrequieta, 

talora in me s’ accende, 

ch’ ebbra quasi mi rende... 
Tanto mi fa soffrir, 

mi fa tanto gioir, 

che in quell’ ardor vorrei 
bruciar, svanir ! 


Cinge, fervidamente, con le braccia una statua di Ebe, al 
principio del viale. 
ARNOLFO, sorbendo 11 cioccolato, fissando la figlia amoro- 
samente. 
Con quel tuo delirar 
Tu mi farai morir ! 


Lucinda abbandona la statua, accorata. 


LUCINDA, guardando il cielo. 


Nubi, che vaghe per I’ aria 
sfumando passate, 
quest’ anima mia solitaria 
con voi librate ! 
con voi lassu, 
per non discenderne 
mai pil... mai piu. 
Avanza, lungo il giardino, lenta, assorta. 


ARNOLFO, sorgendo, chiamandola. 
Lucinda ! Lucinda ! 
La trae a se carezzandola. 


Vien qua, cuoricino, 
caro mio tesoretto ! 
Idoletto ! Cherubino 
del tuo piccolo papa !... 


2 Mera. 


Pig ad eee ee 


Act DOCTOR CUPID 


ARNOLFO 


She speaks with the flowers a$ with living companions— 
Foolish illusion! 
Ah, Lucinda, my treasure! 


LUCINDA 


The cause of all my complaining, 
Blossoms, you know well. 
A mysterious fever, 
With never a respite, 
So rages within me, 
That my mind is, bewildered; 
Torment and cruel pain! 
Yet the joy is so fierce 
That in its flames I could consume and die! 


Lucinda embraces passionately a statue of Hebe, which 


stands at the entrance of the avenue. 


ARNOLFO, sipping his chocolate, watching his daughter 


affectionately. 


Ah! All these vapours of yours 
Will surely cause my death! 


Lucinda, exhausted, looses her hold on the statue. 


LUCINDA, gazing upward. 


Clouds of the air overhead, 

That are drifting and melting, 

Set free my poor soul that is lonely, 
Bear me away, 

Bear me on high, 

Let me descend to earth 

No more! No more! 


Absorbed in thought, she paces the garden slowly. 


ARNOLFO, rising, tenderly calling her. 
Lucinda! Lucinda! 
Drawing her to him, coaxingly. 


Come hither, my sweetest! 
Come, dearest little lambkin! 
Little angel, little cherub, 
Loving father’s baby girl! 


8 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto I° 


Lucinda tenta un sorriso ; sospira. 


Perché sospiri sempre ? 
Non la godi quest’ ombra e la frescura 
di questa villa 
cosi tranquilla ? 
Non ti piace il glu-glu delle fontane ? 
E poi, non c’ € papa ? 
Le sue carezze, i baci ? 
Coprendola dt bact. 
To’, cara; to’ !...- Vien qua. 


Va dolcemente a sedersi, traendola con se, adagiandola 
sulle proprie ginocchia, cullandola come una bimba. 


Ninna nanna, la mia bambina, 
Dormi e sogna le belle cose, 
Un lettino sparso di rose, 

la campana della mattina. 

Un’ azzuro di ciel sereno, 

un laghetto di cigni pieno: 
Dormi, dormi, la mia bambina, 
sui ginocchi del tuo papa. 


LUCINDA, sospirando. 
Abie .. 


Dalla villa escono paggetti, recando scatole, astucci, gio- 
catto, ninnoli di ogni foggia. Arnolfa li accenna a 
Lucinda ; li chiama a se. Essi si accostano ; Arnolfo 

. svolge e fa ammirare a Lucinda 1 bei dont. 


ARNOLFO 


Vedi ! Un abito alla moda ! 
Color smagliante ! 
senza |’ uguale ! 


A mano a mano ripone gli oggetti nominati; prosegue 
lV enumerazione. 


Calzine !... Una piuma !... 
Scarpine splendide !... 

Un nastro scarlatte fiammante ! 
Tra i capelli puntato un gioiel ! 


Le punta il nastro tra 1 capelli, con comica grazia : Lucinda 
non sv scuote. 


Act I DOCTOR: CUPID 9 


Lucinda tries to smile, but sighs. 


But why this constant sighing? 

Does seclusion not please you, 

The cooling shade of this quiet villa, 

The peaceful garden? 

Are you deaf to the music of plashing fountains? 
And then! You have papa! 

His sweet caresses, his kisses! 


He covers her with kisses. 
There, darling, there! Come here! 


Drawing her gently on to his knee, and rocking her to and 
fro like a baby. 


Lulla, lu-lullaby, my baby, 
Roses white on your pillow falling; 
May your thoughts still linger in dreamland, 
When at morn the bells are calling. 
Clear blue skies shall the angels send you, 
Silver swans shall you have to tend you. 
Lulla, lu-lullaby, my baby, 
Here you rest on Father’s knee. 


LUCINDA, sighing. 
Ah! 

Small pages come out of the house, carrying boxes, cases, 
toys and trinkets of every shape and size. Arnolfo draws 
Lucinda’s attention to them, and beckons to the pages. 
They gather round and Arnolfo tries to arouse Lucinda’s 
interest in his pretty gifts. 


ARNOLFO 


Look! A gown of latest fashion! 

A lovely colour— 

What could be finer? 

Describing various articles as he displays them one by one. 


These stockings! And a feather! 

And dancing-slippers! 

A flame-coloured ribbon of scarlet; 

Now a jewel to shine in your hair. 

Puts the ribbon in her hair, with comical gallantry; Lucinda 
remains impassive. 


10 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto I° 
E poi, ve’ ! 

Bamboline, bambolone ! 
Mostra una gran bambola vestita riccamente. 


La regina delle bambole ! 
Gran miracolo ! Merce fina! Eh ?... 


Le posa in braccia la bambola ; continua. 


Un bambolon da la rotonda faccia, 
che muove gambe e braccia ! 
Sta a veder ! 
(E un piacer !) 
Su e gill, sue git ! 
Fa ballare il pupo, poi le presente un teatrino. 
Teatro completo—con maschere, eccetera !... 
Muove 1 burattini a filo, ne imita le voct. 


Ehi ! Mascarillo ! 

Signor Sgararello ! 

Su, balla il saltarello ! 
Hop-la !... 

E c’é il colmo ! Un carillon 
dal concento sopraffin ! 


Carica il carillon. 
Crin crin, crin crin ! 


Il carillon st mette a suonare. I paggettt rientrano alla 
villa saltellando. Nulla riesce ad interessare Lucinda. 
Arnolfo brontola tra se, deluso. 


Niente !... 
La incalza di domande. 
Dimmi... Un cembalo vorresti ? 
LUCINDA, sospirando. 
No, papa. 
ARNOLFO 
Una maestra che t’ insegni musica ? 


LUCINDA 
No, papa. 





Act I DOCTOR CUPID 11 
And here, look! 
Here are dolls too, dolls to play with! 

Showing an ernormous doll, magnificently dressed. 


And the royal queen of all the dolls! 
What a miracle! What a triumph! Eh! 


He places the doll in her arms and continues. 


A nice plump fellow, very round and chubby, 
His legs and arms are jointed. 

Watch it work: 

Up, down! Up, down! 


Jerking the doll’s legs and arms with a string. 


And here is a theatre, 

With cast complete, et cetera. 

Works the puppets by means of strings, mimicking the 
voices. ; 


Hey, Mascarillo! 

Messer Sganarello! 

Up! Dance the saltarello! 
Houp-la!— 

Now the climax! 

A peal of bells, of incomparable tone! 


Winding it up. 
Click click, click click! 


He sets the carillon going. The pages remove the gifts, 
dancing off to the music of the bells. Nothing arouses 
Lucinda’s interest. Arnolfo grumbles aside, disappointed 

and baffled. 


Useless. 
Overwhelms her with questions. 
Tell me: A clavichord might please you? 
LUCINDA, sighing. 


No, Papa. 
ARNOLFO 


A music-mistress—you could learn to sing and play! 


LUCINDA 
No, Papa. 


12 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto I° 


ARNOLFO 
Gioielli da far strepito ? 

LUCINDA 
No, papa. 

ARNOLFO 


Di’, vorresti un gattino, 
un canino, un canarino ? 


LUCINDA 
No, papa! No, papa! 
ARNOLFO 


Ma insomma... ahimé ! 
avresti forse visto, disgraziata, 
qualche bel vagheggino... che ti piace ? 


LUCINDA, prontamente. 


ARNOLFO, retrocedendo, minacctoso. 


SCENA TERZA 


LISETTA, che da poco é apparsa sulla terrazza, in ascolto, 
li interrompe, con brio pettegolo. 


Sissignore ! sissignore ! 

Lo dovreste aver capito ! 
E un marito che ci vuole ! 
Un marito ! un marito ! 


Discende la scalinata. 
ARNOLFO, tappandole la bocca, con stizza. 
Ssss ! 
LUCINDA, facendosi animo, semplicemente. 


Si, papa ! questo ci vuole, 
L’ ai sentito in due parole ! 
Per paura solamente 

non t’ avevo detto niente ! 


ARNOLFO 
Zitta, sciocca } 


Act I POCTOR CUPID 13 


ARNOLFO 
Some jewels with a tinkling sound? 


LUCINDA 
No, Papa. 
ARNOLFO 


Well, a cat or a kitten? 
Or a puppy, a pet canary? 


LUCINDA 
No, Papa! No, Papa! 
ARNOLFO 


In short then, alas! 
My miserable child has met with some one, 
Some well-fayoured young coxcomb, who can please her? 


LUCINDA, gutckly. 
Yes, Papa! 


ARNOLFO, recoiling sharply. 
Ah! 


‘BTR DD: SCENE 


LISETTA, who has appeared on the terrace unobserved, in- 
terrupts them volubly. 

Honoured master, honoured master! 

Surely you must know the reason? 

It’s a husband that she yearns for, 

Just a husband! Just a husband! 


Coming down the steps. 


ARNOLFO, slapping her mouth in his vexation. 
Hush! 


LUCINDA, plucking up courage, simply. 


Yes, Papa, I want a husband, 
You have heard it in a twinkling! 
But for fear I have been silent, 
Never daring to confess it. 


ARNOLFO 
Witless idiot! 


14 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto I° 


LISETTA, stuzzicandolo. 


E un papa non se n’ é accorto ? 
Perdonate... avete torto ! 


ARNOLFO 


Vuoi tacer ? 
LUCINDA 
Tu mi tratti da bambina ; 
io mi sento gia donnina ! 


ARNOLFO 
Scandalosa !... 
LISETTA, mentre Lucinda, con moine e carezze, trattiene 


Arnolfo. 


Un marito ! sissignore ! 
Quello é il mal del nostro cuore, 
ed é quello la ricetta, 

quello sol la medicina ! 

Un marito ! e in tutta fretta 
guarira la padroncina ! 

Un marito, signor mio, 

per noi altre giovinette 

é il regalo che il buon Dio 

a suo tempo ci promette ! 

Un marito é I’ ideale 

il pit schietto e naturale ! 

Un marito e siam contente, 
non c’ importa pit di niente ! 
Un marito, gia si sa, 

ce lo danno in tre : 1’ Amore, 
il Signore ed il Papa ! 

Ecco tutto... e bastera ! 


ARNOLFO 
Cospettone ! anche la serva 
la lezione mi fara ! 

Figlia indegna ! e tu proterva, 
la finite ? Zitte la ! 

LUCINDA 
Papa mio, non ti scaldare, 
Troppa collera, papa ! 

Non la merito, mi pare, 
Tutta questa crudelta ! 


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LISETTA, provokingly. 


Yet poor Father never saw it! 
By your leave, you were mistaken! 


ARNOLFO 
Hold your tongue! 
LUCINDA 


You would treat me like a baby; 
But I know I am a woman! 


ARNOLFO 
This is treason! 


LISETTA, while Lucinda fondles and coaxes Arnolfo 


Just a husband, honoured master, 
That is all that is the matter, 

Now we know the way to cure her, 
There is only one good physic. 

Yes, a husband, taken quickly, 
Will soon cure my little mistress. 
For a husband, honoured sir, 

Is a gift ordained by heaven, 

And the prize that should be every 
Maiden’s portion in due season. 
Yes, a husband is the one great boon 
That makes a woman perfect. 
With a husband we are happy, 
And all other cares are nothing. 
And a husband, you must know, 

Is a trinity of lover 

And of master and papa! 

If you have these, then you have all! 


ARNOLFO 


Brazen, interfering hussy, 
Make an end and get you gone! 
Devil take her! Is a serving-maid 
To read me sermons now? 
Out upon you, stupid jade! 
LUCINDA 
Papa! Do not rail or chide or frown at me, 
Or give me angry looks, Papa! 
No, relent, be kind and gentle :— 
Why am I so hardly used? 


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16 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto 


LISETTA 


Un marito, ma si sa |... 
Vergognatevi, cospetto ! 
Testardaccio d’ un papa ! 
Chi dagli altri vuol rispetto, 
Signor mio, cosi non fa ! 


Insistendo con maggior forza. 
Un marito ! un marito ! 
ARNOLFO 
Strega ! 
LUCINDA, trattenendolo. 
Babbo ! 
LISETTA, ostinata e con forza. 


Si, un marito ! 


ARNOLFO 
Voglio darti il benservito ! 

LUCINDA 
Babbo, frenati ! 


Arnolfo insegue Lisetta, per ghermirla ; essa gli sfugge, 
apparendo e sparendo tra 1 vialt. 


LISETTA 
Un marito ! 

ARNOLFO 
Vanne al diavolo ! 

LISETTA 


Un marito ! 


ARNOLFO, afferrando il carillon per scagliarglielo. 
lo ti stritolo !... 


Il carillon si mette a suonare ; egli s’ arresta per la bile. 
Ah !... 


LISETTA, ricomparendo ad un tratta, dopo essere scomparsa. 
Un marito ! 


Arnolfo getta furioso il carillon, e dispare tra i viali. 


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LISETTA 


Blush for shame and turn repentant, 
More an ogre than a man! 

He who seeks to be respected 
Should act otherwise, my lord! 


Louder and more insistently. 
Yes, a husband! Yes, a husband! 
ARNOLFO 
Viper! 
LUCINDA, restraining him. 
Father! 
LISETTA, increasingly persistent; obstinately taunting. 


Yes! A husband! 
ARNOLFO 


I’ll dismiss you from my service! 
LUCINDA 
Father! Calm yourself! 


Arnolfo chases Lisetta; she dodges him from one path to 
another. 


LISETTA 
A husband! 

ARNOLFO 
Go to the devil! 

LISETTA 


A husband! 


ARNOLFO, snatching up the carillon for a missile to jling 
at Lisetta. 
I could flog you! 
It starts playing; he stops, speechless with fury. 
Spluttering. 
Ah! ; 
LISETTA, suddenly reappearing after running off. 
A husband! 
Arnolfo throws the carillon after her, and strides off in a 
rage. 


18 L’AMORE MEDICO 


LISETTA, gridandogli dietro. 


Un marito ! 


SCENA QUARTA 


LUCINDA, angosciosamente. 


Ah ! Lisetta mia, fammi morire ! 


Atto I° 


Al di la del giardino si ascolta la voce di Clitandro. 


CLITANDRO, fuort, @ sinistra. 


Sembra ai miei sguardi il mondo 
beato sol di te : 

per tutto, angelo Liondo, 

tu sei vicina a me. 


LUCINDA, in ascolto, felice. 
Abt. Lut: 


LISETTA, gaiamente. 
Eh ! Altro che morire ! 


LUCINDA, beandosi tutta. 
L’ odi ? Che smania ! 


LISETTA, con un sorrisetto d’ intenzione. 
Vedo ! Orst, fate coraggio ! 


LUCINDA 


Oh dolce melodia... 
Mi sento il cor languir ! 


LISETTA, fenendo le mani di Lucinda. 
La dolce melodia 
Me pur fa intenerir ! 
CLITANDRO, come sopra. 


Ah, che in te sola assorto 
te sola in core io porto ! 
Deh, parla, di’ se anch’ io 
vivo ti sono in cor ! 


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LISETTA, shouting after him. 
A husband! 


FOURTH SCENE 


LUCINDA, anxiously. 
Ah, my good Lisetta, let me die! 
Outside the garden the voice of Clitandro is heard. 


CLITANDRO, off to the left. 


Loved one, you turn all to enchantment, 
Life with you, for you, alone is joy, 
Sweet charmer, angel of beauty, 

Be mine for ever, ever mine! 


LUCINDA, listening with delight. 
Ah!—He!— 
LISETTA, gatly. 
No more talk of dying! 


LUCINDA, in rapture. 
Listen! It thrills me! 


LISETTA, smiling meaningly. 
Splendid! Take heart! Pluck up your courage! 


LUCINDA 
Oh music, sweet and tender, 
You fill my lone heart with longing! 
LISETTA, faking Lucinda’s hand. 
O song, so sweet and tender, 
You thrill my heart as well! 
CLITANDRO, off. 


Loved one, you alone can enthral me, 
Your heart only shelters my own, 
Now and ever! Come, tell me, 

Will you grant me a haven there? 


20 L’AMORE MEDICO 


Atto I° 


LISETTA, @ corsa in fondo alla scena a spiare. 


Presto, venite : 
Guardiam... chi sa ? 
Ah, lo si vede ! 
dietro al cancello... 
Eccolo 1a ! 


A Lucinda, che non st muove. 


Or voi, che fate ? 
Venite qua ! 


LUCINDA, abbracciando Lisetta, e baciandola con tras porto. 


Io t’ amo ! oh quanto t’ amo ! 
Che smania, Lisetta mia, 
Che smania ! 


LISETTA, scostandos1 birichina. 


Ih ! ih ! che furia ! 

Ma con me che vi giova ? 
A baciarsi tra donne 

Che gusto ci si prova ? 


Lanciato da Clitandro cade nel giardino un fire. 


lo raccoglie e lo offre a Lucinda. 
A voi ! 
LUCINDA, baciando il fiore. 


Caro ! 
LISETTA, 1mpaziente. 
Oh insomma ! 
Ditegli una parola, 
o se ne andra ! 


LUCINDA, quast piangendo. 


O un nodo qui alla gola ! 
Non posso a lui parlar ! 


Lisetta 


LISETTA, guardando verso la parte dove dispare Clitandro. 


Ve’ ! s’ allontana... svolta... 
Non lo vedo pit... 


CLITANDRO, allontanandosi sempre piu, svanendo. 


Morrd, se un sogno é il mio, 
Per questo sogno d’ or ! 





Act I DOCTOR CUPID 21 


LISETTA, who has run to the back to look. 


Quickly, come hither and look!— 
Perhaps—Ah! I can see him! 
Behind the railings: 

He is out there. 


Calling her mistress, who stands lost in ecstasy. 
What are you doing? 
Why don’t you look? 
LUCINDA, embracing and kissing Lisetta in her excitement. 


Ah, I love you! Dearest, how I love you! 
What rapture, Lisetta, 
Rapture of purest delight! 


LISETTA, freeing herself and rallying her. 


Oh, oh! What passion! 

But you waste all your kisses! 

For a kiss from a woman 

Is hardly the thing to give whe re 


A flower, thrown by Clitandro, falls at their feet; Lisetta 
picks ut up and aes it to Lucinda. 
For you! 
LUCINDA, kissing the flower. 
Darling! 
LISETTA, impatiently. 
Oh, come now! 
Give him one word of welcome, 
Else he will go. 
LUCINDA, almost in tears. 


Some strange choking sensation 
Prevents me, and stops my words. 


LISETTA, watching Clitandro disappear. 
Look, he is going— 
Almost—now quite out of sight. 
CLITANDRO, his voice dying away in the distance. 


Come, death, and, let me perish! 
I was but dreaming a golden dream of love! 


22 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto I° 


LUCINDA 
Partito ! Io che far6 ? 
LISETTA 

Povera padroncina, 
davver mi fa pieta ! 

LUCINDA, gridando con ardore, dietro a Clitandro. 
Ah ! t’ amo anch’ io, si, io t’ amo ! 
Giuro che tua saro ! 

LISETTA, comicamente. 
E glielo dite adesso ? 
LUCINDA, cade in ginocchio dinanzt a Lisetta, supplicandola 
tra 1 singhiozzt. 
Ah ! Lisetta ! dammi aiuto ! 
Io non ne posso pit ! 
LISETTA, asciugandost una lagrima. 

Me pure fate piangere. 

St concentra ; pensa per un attimo. 
Ebbene... : 

St batte in fronte come se abbia una idea. 
A letto ! 


LUCINDA, balzando, stordita. 
A letto ?... Perché ? 


LISETTA, energica. 

V’ aiuto ! ma ubbiditemi ! 
Saprete il mio progetto ! 
A letto ! 

LUCINDA 
A letto ? 

LISETTA 

A letto ! 


Lisetta trascina Lucinda, che non capisce, su per la scala. 
Arrivata sulla terrazza, volgendosi dalla parte donde e 
uscito Arnolfo : 


Act I DOCTOR CUPID 23 


LUCINDA 
He’s gone!—What shall I do? 


LISETTA 
Poor little lovesick mistress, 
I p‘ty you, indeed! 
LUCINDA, calling passionately after Clitandro. 
Ah! I love you also, I love you! 
Yes, I am yours till death! 
LISETTA, lightly. 
And so at last you tell him! 


LUCINDA, falling on her knees, she appeals to Lisetta, 
; with tears and sobs. 

Lisetta! Will you help me? 

I have no strength left! 





LISETTA, wiping away a tear. 
And now you make me cry as well! 
Thinks hard for a moment. 
I have it— 
Tapping her forehead, as if struck by an idea. 
To bed! 


LUCINDA, starting up, amazed. 
: To bed! But why? 


LISETTA, insisting. 
To bed now! 
I'll help you—but obey me! 
You'll hear about my project—in bed! 


LUCINDA, nervously. 
In bed? 
LISETTA, sternly. 
To bed now! 


She drags the bewildered Lucinda up the steps. Pausing 
on the terrace, she turns to the direction in which Arnolfo 
went. 


24 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto I° 


LISETTA 


Ah ! Rimarrai deluso 
Vecchio egoista !... va ! 
Ti ridero sul muso, 
Amor trionfera ! 


Lisetta fa per trascinare in casa Lucinda, ma questa visto 
il fiore di Clitandro caduto a terra 1n mezzo alla scena, 
scende rapida per riprenderlo... Ma visto wl padre tra i 
viali, non fa a tempo : risale la scala e scompare in casa 
con Lisetta. 


SCENA QUINTA 


Ritorna Arnolfo, accigliato eiracondo. Porta un cappellone 
di paglia ; a un rastrello sulle spalle e alla cintola una 
forbice grande dt giardimere. 


ARNOLFO, [ra se. 
Maledetto amor !... Ma no! e poi no! 


Vede il fiore e se lo pone all’ occhiello. Deposto il ra- 
strello, va a prendere un annaffiatoio; borbotta sordamente. 
annaffiando 1 fiort. 


Me la porto in cima a un monte, 
il pid ripido ! il pid alto ! 

che nemmen Bellerofonte 

vi potrebbe dar |’ assalto ! 


D’ un colpo prorompendo. 


Una figlia !... quella figlia !... 
Sbuca un tizio e se la piglia ! 
Bell’ affare in verita !... 


Prosegue ad annaffiare ; mormorando : 


In un’ isola deserta 

sol di bestie in compagnia, 
una plaga tanto strana 

che ne ignore ognun la via ! 


Si ferma ancora ; scattando come prima: 


Darla in braccia a un bellimbusto, 
sol perchée fu di suo gusto ? 
Fossi matto ! Non ti par ? 


Act I DOCTOR CUPID 25 


LISETTA 


Ah! You shall learn a lesson, 
Selfish old monster! Wait! 

Soon all the world shall mock you, 
And Love be lord of all! 


Lisetta 1s about to hurry Lucinda indoors, when the latter, 
catching sight of Clitandro’s flower on the ground, runs 
down again to pick it up. But her father’s approach 
leaves her no time. She scuttles back again and dis- 
appears into the house with Lisetta. 


FIFTH SCENE 


Arnolfo returns, frowning and angry. He wears a straw 
hat, carries a rake over his shoulder, and large garden 
shears in his belt. 


ARNOLFO, alone. 
Oh, this love’s a curse!—But no, I’m not sure! 


He catches sight of the flower and sticks it in his butionhole. 
He puts down the rake and takes up a watering-pot. He 
mumbles to himself, as he waters the flowers. 


I will bear her to a mountain, 

Such a steep and lofty mountain, 
That Bellerophon’s own horse 

Would scarcely find a way to reach it. 


He pauses—Breaking out. 


A daughter! Such a daughter! 
And some coxcomb attempts to rob me! 
Pretty doings, ’pon my word! 


Continues watering. Muttering: 


I must find a desert island, 

Where the only living things 

Are savage beasts, yes, savage beasts! 
So far from every haunt of man 

That no one knows of its existence. 


Pausing again: then breaking out once more. 


Must I give her to fop or dandy, 
Just to please a passing fancy? 
Downright madness! Is it not? 


26 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto I° 


Depone I’ annaffiatoio. Impugna le forbici e st mette a 
forbiciare le piante qua e la. ‘ 


Io mi compro un bastimento ; 
sto con lei, tra cielo e mare, 
con i pugni contro il vento, 

che non |’ abbia da rubare ! 
Me ne vado all’ altro polo... 
me ne vado in capo al mondo... 
con lei solo, tutto solo 

in un antro mi sprofondo ! 


Ripetendo, egli da delle gran forbiciate e fa gesti dt minaccia 
colla forbice. Va a sedere ; estrae una pipa, I’ accende 
con una lente al sole. 


E questione di aspettare ! 
Quando vecchia un di sara |... 


S' apre il panciotto e fuma godendosi del sole. Sorride 
felice, pensando alla propria furberia. 


Ah! ah!ah!ah! 
Avverra lo sbollimento, 
Sara tutta di papa ! 


Fuma, sempre pit soddisfatto. 


Sono un uomo di talento ? 

Eh ! del sale qui c’ é ne! 

A me, no, non me la fanno ! 

No, per Bacco ! Eh ! eh ! eh ! eh! 


Vinto dalla delizia del silenzio e del sole s’ addormenta man 
mano ; russa in tono e senza esageraziont. 


SCENA SESTA 


Appare sulla terrazza Lisetta, e furtivamente, Lucinda. 
Guardano Arnolfo : Lisetta fa verso di lui un gesta di 
allegra minaccia. Lucinda é pallida, scarmigliata ; a un 
cenno di Lisetta ella si ritira. 


LISETTA, @ tutta voce. 
Ah ! 
ARNOLFO, si sveglia di soprassalto. 


Eh ! 


Ss ee) 


~—.-*!). = 


ani tah ae 


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He puts down the watering-pot and takes out the shears. 
He starts snipping and pruning here and there. 


I will buy a sailing vessel, 

Live between the sky and ocean, 

And these hands of mine shall guard me 
From attacks of wind and pirates. 

Or I'll seek the Polar Regions, 

Or I'll find some distant corner 

Of the universe, or hide myself 

With her in some dark cavern. 


Brandishing his shears threateningly, he repeats the last 
lines; then sits down, pulls out a pipe, and lights it with 
a burning-glass. 


This can all be solved by waiting: 
Some day she'll be getting old! 
He opens his waistcoat, and sits sunning himself, chuckling 
over his astuteness. 
Ha! ha! ha! ha! 
Then she must boil down a little, 
And be Father’s very own. 


' He smokes on, more and more self-satisfied. 


Am I not a man of genius? 

Yes, perhaps I know too much. 
Not a man alive can cheat me! 
No, odzookens! He! he! he! 


He succumbs to the charms of the sunshine and the silence 
and gradually falls asleep. He snores musically, and 
without exaggeration. 


SIXTH SCENE 


Lisctta appears on the terrace, followed by Lucinda on tip- 
‘toc. They watch Arnolfo; Lisetta flings at him mock 
threatening gestures. Lucinda is pallid and dishevelled; 
at a sign from Lisetta, she withdraws. 


LISETTA, screaming at the top of her voice. 
Ah! 
ARNOLFO, waking with a start. 
Eh! 


28 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto I° 


LISETTA 
Soccorso ! soccorso ! 


Accompagna le grida con gesti disperatt. Scende a prect- 
pizio la scala. 


ARNOLFO 
. Lisetta ! 

LISETTA 
Oh sventura ! 

ARNOLFO 
Lisetta ! ch’ é stato ? 
Che dice ?... che fu ? 

LISETTA 
Disgrazia ! iattura ! 
piangete !... 

ARNOLFO 


Lisetta ! Ma insomma !... 


LISETTA 
Signore ! ah ! signore ! 
Io pit non ho fiato, 
cervel non ho pit ! 


Finge di cadere come svenuta tra le braccia di Arnolfo. 
Egli la rincera, le fa vento col fazzoletto. Lisetta racconta 
con esagerato accento drammatico. 


L’ amata vostra figlia... poveretta ! 
udi gl’ irosi accenti 

dal vostro labbro usciti, 

e nel mirar delusa 

ogni speranza, 

in camera s’ é chiusa, 

il balcone sul lago spalanco... 

G.2: 


ARNOLFO 
In acqua si getto ?... 


LISETTA, esitando come per inghiottire delle lagrime mentre 
Arnolfo le pende dalle labbra. 


No! Rinserro le imposte lentamente, 
ed a letto si pose. 





Act I DOCTOR CUPID 29 
LISETTA, accompanying her cries with wild gestures of — 
despair. 
Oh, save us! Oh, save us! 
She dashes down the steps. 


ARNOLFO 
Lisetta? 

LISETTA 
Ah, too dreadful! 

ARNOLFO 


Lisetta? What is it? 
What’s happened? Speak out! 


LISETTA 


Amazirg! Appalling! 
Disaster! 


ARNOLFO 
Lisetta! Speak out, girl! 


LISETTA 


Oh, master! Honoured master! 
My breath nearly fails me— 
I reel, I am faint!— 


She pretends to swoon in Arnolfo’s arms. He holds her 
up, fanning her with his handkerchief. She tells her 
story, exaggerating dramatically. 


Your dearly cherished daughter, 

Poor young lady, 

Took fright because you scolded 

And chid her so unkindly, 

And, desperate because her hopes were shattered 
_ Locked herself within her chamber, 

Opened the window that overlooks the lake— 
And— 


ARNOLFO 
She jumped into the lake? 
LISETTA, hesitates, as if gulping down tears, while Arnolfo 
hangs upon her words. 


No! First she closed the window very slowly, 
Then sank back on her pillow. 


30 L’AMORE MEDICO 


In due fonti di pianto 
le si mutaron gli occhi, per lo schianto ; 
tutto il suo viso scolori... imbianco... 


a 
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ARNOLFO 
Che ? Mori ? 


LISETTA, esitando come prima. 


No ! Ma un tremor 

la colse si violento, 

di tale svenimento 

ella ¢ in poter, ch’ io dubito 
se viva fino a sera ! 


ARNOLFO, prorompendo, concitatissimo. 


E non I’ ai detto subito, 
dannata cameriera ? 


Atto I? 


Chiamando ad alte grida verso casa, correndo di qua e di 


la affannosamente, mentre Lisetta rientra. 


Qui, Lelio ! Qui Aurelio ! 
Fabrizio |! Maurizio ! 
Ilario ! Macario ! 
Crispino ! Germano ! 
Martino ! Silvano ! 
Cirillo ! Leone ! 
Vincenzo ! Lorenzo ! 
Camillo ! Simone ! 
Su ! Farmachi ! Sali ! 
Decotti ! Cordiali ! 
Essenze ! Teriaca ! 
Elixir ! Serviziali ! 


Accorrono d’ ogni parte familiari, giardimert, paggetti, 
servi, contadinit e donne, in disordine. St interrogano, 


CUur1oSst. 


Sta male mia figlia ! Peggiora ! sapete ? 


CORO 


Peggiora ? La nostra padrona ? che dite ? 
Ahimé ! Sentite ! 


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_ Then the tears fell in torrents, 

_ Robbing her lovely eyes of all their lustre. 
Then all the colour left her cheeks, 

She turned white—and— 





ARNOLFO 
What?—She died? 


LISETTA, hesitating as before. 


No, but she shook in violent convulsions: 
So motionless and lifeless is she now, 
That I dare not hope 

She will live until the evening! 


ARNOLFO, i” an outburst of agitation. 


And only now you tell me this? 
The plagues of hell confound you! 


Shouting at the top of his voice to those within, rushing 
breathless to and fro, while Lisetta goes in again. 


Here, Lelio! Aurelio! 
Fabrizio! Maurizio! 

Ilario! Macario! 

Crispino! Germano! 
Martino! Silvano! 

Cirillo! Leone! 

Vincenzo! Lorenzo! 

Camillo! Simone! 

Get the smelling-salts, 
Lotions, and mixtures, 

And cordials! Get poultices, 
Tinctures, injections and leeches! 


From all sides come rushing in disorder members of the 
household, gardeners, pages, servants, peasantry, eagerly 
questioning one another. 


My poor little daughter is weaker and sinking! 


SERVANTS AND DEPENDENTS, crowding in. 


Much weaker? Our poor little mistress? 
You mean it? Alas! 


32 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto I° 


ARNOLFO 
Dieci, venti, quaranta dottori ! 
Cento, mille ! 1 maggiori ! i migliori ! 
Come frecce partite, volate ! 
Domandate, cercate, girate ! 
Quanti sien che per via ne incontrate, 
qua, dottori solleciti, qua ! 
Si precipita in casa. 
CORO 


Cento, mille, duemila dottori ! 

Come frecce partiamo ! voliamo ! 

Quanti sien che per via ne incontriamo, 
qua, dottori solleciti, qua ! 


Alcunt domestici salgono a cavallo, partendo al galoppo. 
LISETTA, dalla terrazzina. 


Ah ! salvatela ! datele aiuto ! 

Se ritardano é tempo perduto ! 

I dottori ! ma presto i dottori ! 
L’ infelice fa proprio pieta ! 


Rientra. Accorrono, a gruppi, dal giardino gli amici. 

GLI AMICI 
Ma che chiasso ! Che avvien ? 

CORO, a7 sopraggiuntt. 

Un soqquadro ! una vera rovina ! 
Se ne muor la gentil padroncina ! 

GLI AMICI 
JEN aL 

ARNOLFO, accorrendo dalla casa. 


E nessuno che arrivi ? nessuno ? 

Corro io stesso ! 

S’ avvia barcollante. Dalla destra arrivano farmacisti e 
garzont con medicinali, boccette, serviziali. S’ imbattono 
in Arnolfo, che cade seguito da qualcuno di loro. Arnolfo 
rimane ferito ad una mano. 


ARNOLFO 
Ah ! 


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Act I DOCTOR CUPID 33 


ARNOLFO 


Twenty, thirty or forty physicians, 

Hundreds, thousands; the best and the finest! 
Go like lightning and find them and bring them, 
Go and hunt them in every direction! 

Dig them out of their holes and drag them hither, 
All the doctors alive in the world! 

But get them at once! 


He rushes into the house. 


SERVANTS AND DEPENDENTS 


Hundreds, thousands and millions of doctors! 
Quick as lightning we’ll find them and bring them! 
Let us hunt them and drag them all hither, : 

All the doctors alive in the world! 


Some of the servants leap to their horses and gallop off like 
mad. 
LISETTA, appearing on the terrace. 
Hasten quickly to bring her assistance, 
Every moment you waste is so precious! 


Bring the doctors, but quickly, 
Lest your mistress be gone when they come. 


Goes in again. Friends come running in from the garden. 


FRIENDS 
Why this uproar? Explain! 

CHORUS 
What disaster! How appalling, how tragic, 
If our dear little mistress should die now! 


ARNOLFO, running in from the house. 


Is there no one arrived yet? What, no one? 
I'll run myself, then! Ah! 


He staggers off. From the right enter apothecaries and 
apprentices, with all sorts of mixtures, lotions, etc. Ar- 
nolfo cannons into them and they fallin a heap. Arnolfo 
hurts his hand in falling. 


ARNOLFO 
Ah! 


34 L’AMORE .MEDICO Atto I® 


coro, tutti addosso ad Arnolfo con fazzoletti e bende. 


Qua filacce ! Qua bende ! 
Fasciamolo! 


LISETTA, accorrendo a lui dalla terrazza, fingendo grande 
premura di soccorrerlo. 
Ah! 


Lo vuol fasciare per forza con un fazzoletto, tanto per 
trattenerlo nel giardino. 


Qua Padrone ! la mano vi fascio ! 
Che disdetta !... Ma no, non vi lascio ! 


Qua la man ! 
Anche voi ?, Questa é proprio disdetta ! 
Che diluvio ! la figlia e il papa ! 


ARNOLFO, divincolandost. 


Non importa, non serve ! 
Tu m’ impacci... va via, maledetta ! 


Lasciami ! 
Tutto il sangue che 6 adosso vo’ perdere ! 
Voglio andar ! Vo’ veder come sta ! 


CORO 


Pover’ uom ! che disgrazia ! che orrore ! 
D’una sorte spietata al furore 
Questa casa sfasciando si va ! 


RAGAZZI, accorrono, annunziando. 
I dottori ! 1 dottori che arrivano ! 


Entrano quattro solennt medict, in parrucca e toga nera. 
con uw grande bastone. Traversano la scena, inchinatr 
e salutati, ed entrano in casa. 


CORO 
Riveriti ! Riveriti ! 


ARNOLFO 
Ah ! Lucinda ! Cuor mio ! 


Saluta in fretta 1 dottori, ed entra in casa correndo. 





Act I HPOECTOR-CUPID 35 


CHORUS 
All press round Arnolfo with handkerchiefs. 


Here’s a bandage! Here’s ointment! 
I'll bind the wound! 
LISETTA 


Running from the terrace and pretending to help Arnolfo 
up with great solicitude. She makes a great to-do of 
binding up Arnolfo with a handkerchief and dragging 
him off to the garden. 


Ah!—Honoured Master! 

Let me make a bandage! 

You, too? How unlucky! 

Where’s your hand? 

No, no, sir, you shall not go! 

You as well? This is really too dreadful! 
Oh, my lord! What misfortune! 

Both father and child! 


ARNOLFO, freeing himself. 


It is nothing, release me! 

You annoy me, you impudent baggage! 
Let me be! 

Let me lose all my blood, every drop of it! 
Let me go and find out how she is! 


ALL 


Poor old man! How distressing, how ghastly! ! 
Ah! Is not fate too relentless? 
_ This great house is unlucky indeed! 


CHILDREN, running in with the news. 
All the doctors are coming now! 


The four Doctors come in solemnly, in wig and gown, 
carrying long canes. They cross the stage, amid general 
bowing and scraping, and go into the house. 


CHORUS 
Humble greeting! Humble greeting! 
ARNOLFO. 
Ah! Lucinda! My darling! 
He salutes the Doctors hurriedly, and runs indoors. 


36 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto I° 


LISETTA, sola, al proscenio con malizia. 


Vo’ chiamare il dottor che so io, 
e guarita Lucinda sara ! 


Scappa dalla destra allegra. 


coRO, lamentosamente. 


Ah ! che colpo atroce ! che saetta ! 
Ah! misera figliuola ! poveretta ! 


La gente si riversa per entrare nella casa, seguendo 1 dottort. 
I servi li trattengono a stento. Tutti estraggono 7 faz- 
zolettt e prangono. 


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TELA 


Be Act I DOCTOR CUPID 37 


LISETTA, in the foreground, aside, laughing. 


xs I will call in a doctor I know, 


: ig And Lucinda shall quickly be cured! 
Ps Disappears, left, with a laugh. 


cHorus, dolorously. 


Ah! Whata calamity! What a blow! 





Oh, poor unhappy daughter! poor young lady! 


All crowd after the Doctors into the house. Servants try 
to keep them back. All pull out their handkerchiefs and 
burst into tears. 


CURTAIN 


ATTO SECONDO 


Un’ ampia e ricca sala in casa di Arnolfo. Al fondo una porta, 
chiusa da cortine. Alla parete di destra un’ altra porta ; sul 
davanti una finestra. Una finestra alla parete di sinistra. Un oro- 
logio. La scena é vuota. 

Alcuni paggi alzano la cortina del fondo, ed entrano meditabondi, 
con caricata gravita, Tomes, Desfonandres, Macroton, Bahis. I 
paggi avanzano dei seggioloni, dove i dottori si siedono : offrono 
loro cioccolato e liquori. Poi i dottori estraggono la tabacchiere, 
scambiandosi le prese. Infine i paggetti escono. 


SCENA PRIMA 


Rimasti soli 1 dottori, comincia il consulto. 


TOMES * 


Colleghi stimatissimi, 

grave l’ inferma a un vizio, 
cioé, ‘ sanguinis ebollitio ,, ! 
Oportet salassar ! 


DESFONANDRES 


Colleghi colendissimi, 

dell’ ammalata il male 

““ congestio est gastricale ,, ! 
Emetici a da usar ! 


MACROTON 


Colleghi orrevolissimi, 

‘“ est morbus inflammatio, 
Vaporum fumigatio ,, ! 
Necessita purgar ! 


BAHIS 


Colleghi ammirandissimi, 
piena é€ costei di “‘ humorum 
cerebri glutinorum ,, ! 
Tisane a da pigliar ! 





SECONDAACT 


A spacious, handsome salon in Arnolfo’s house. In the back- 
ground a curtained door. Inthe right wall, another door, with a 
window down stage. In the left wall, a window. A timepiece. 
The stage is empty. 

Pages throw back the curtains, ushering in the doctors, Tomes, 
Desfonandres, Macroton and Bahis, all absurdly solemn. The 
pages bring forward a chair for each, and the doctors sit. Chocolate 
and liqueurs are handed round. The doctors pull out their snuff- 
boxes and exchange pinches of snuff. Finally, the pages go off. 


PRS) -SCENE 


The Doctors are left alone and the consultation begins. 


TOMES 


Most worthy, learned gentlemen, 
I recommend this remedy: 

For ‘‘sanguinis ebollitio” 

Our patient should be bled! 


DESFONANDRES 


Renowned and honoured gentlemen, 
I would pronounce the mischief 
“Congestio gastricale’’; 

A draught should be prescribed. 


MACROTON 


Most highly gifted gentlemen, 
“Est morbus inflammatio, 
Vaporum fumigatio,” 

And I advise a purge. 


BAHIS 


Most marvellous of gentlemen, 
“Est plena nunc humorum 
Cerebri glutinorum”’; 

A tonic’s what she needs. 


L’AMORE MEDICO Atto II® 


TOMES, accendendosi. 


Mi spiace, ma sostengo : 
grave |’ inferma ha un vizio : 
cioé sanguinis ebollitio ! 
Oportet salassar ! 


DESFONANDRES, come sopra. 


Ed io confermo e replico : 
dell’ ammalata il male 
congestio est gastricale : 
Emetici a da usar ! 


MACROTON, ¢. S. 


Io poi sostengo e peroro : 
est morbus inflammatio, 
vaporum fumigatio ! 
Necessita purgar ! 


BAHIS, <6: 5: 


Un corno !... io grido forte : 
piena é costei di humorum 
cerebri glutinorum ! 

Tisane a da pigliar ! 


DESFONANDRES, alzansosi, sempre pit accalorandost. 
Ma che dite ?... 


MACROTON, ¢. S. 
Non capite ! 
TOMES, ¢. S. 
Vi sbagliate ! 
BAHIS, ¢. S. 
Sragionate ! 
TOMES 


Torto avete ! 
Confondete ! 


DESFONANDRES 
Mente ottusa ! 
MACROTON 
Gente intrusa ! 





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DOCTOR CUPID 


TOMES, getting heated. 


Though I regret to differ, 
Still, I insist respectfully, 
For sanguinis eboll ‘tio 

Our patient should be bled. 


DESFONANDRES, dlso getting heated. 


And I assert yet once again, 
I’m well assured the mischief 
Congestio est gastricale: 

A draught should be prescribed. 


MACROTON, ditto. 


And I assert yet once again, 
Est morbus inflammatio, 
Vaporum fumigatio, 

And I advise a purge. 


BAHIS, ditto. 


_And I protest my loudest, 
Est plena nunc humorum 
Cerebri glutinorum; 

A tonic’s what she needs. 


Would you dare, Sir? 


MACROTON, doing likkwise. 
You know nothing! 


TOMES, ditto. 
Silly fellow! 


BAHIS, ditto. 
You talk nonsense! 


TOMES 
You are wrong, Sir! 
And you know it! 
DESFONANDRES 
Feeble-minded! 
MACROTON 
Witless dullard! 


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DESFONANDRES /fises, getting more and more heated. 


42 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto Ti 


A QUATTRO, gridando tutti, minacciandost cot bastont. 


Pu !... ridicolo !... profano !... 
Homo nullus !... Ciarlatano !... 
Io so darvi la lezion 

con la scienza e col baston !1.,. 


SCENA SECONIS” 


Dietro le cortine appare Lisetta. Vede 1 dottori ; fa un atto 
ad’ impazienza. Guarda, sospirando, I’ orologio. 


LISETTA 
Ancor qui ?... Noiosi or son ! 
Frusta, frusta 1 parruccon ! 
Viene avanti, disinvolta, e si rivolge bruscamente ai dottori, 
che cessano dal bisticciarsi. 


E che ?... non si conclude ? 
La poveretta muor ! 

Se non sapete niente, 

non fate i professor ! 


I QUATTRO, offesi. 
Oh ! oh !... Che impertinenza ! 


LISETTA 


Eh, via ! che siete inutili ! 
Vi faccio riverenza ! 

Ma, in tutta confidenza, 
qui non occorron farmachi : 
Occorre il bel dottor ! 


I QUATTRO, pavoneggiandost. 
Il bel dottor ?.... Il bel dottor ?... 


TOMES, a Lisetta, galantemente, invitandola a venire in 
mezzo u loro. 


Venite avanti ! 
DESFONANDRES, ¢. S. 
Prego ! 
MACROTON, C¢. S. 
Di grazia ! 





Act II DOCTOR CUPID 43 


ALL, shouting and brandishing their canes threateningly. 


Pooh! Ridiculous imposter! 
Homo nullus, medicaster! 
Go to school again and learn, 
Get a lesson-book and cane! 


SECOND SCENE 


Iisetta appears from behind the curtains. She sees the 
Doctors and gives signs of impatience. She glances at 
the clock. 


LISETTA 


Not gone yet! The prosy bores! 
I must rid me of these old fools! 


Comes forward with easy assurance and reveals herself 
suddenly to the doctors, who stop squabbling. 


Come, come! Have you not done yet? 
My poor young mistress dies! 
If you can think of nothing, 
Why all this learned talk? 
THE DOCTORS, hurt. 
Oh! oh! This is an insult! 
LISETTA 


Now go, you are incompetent! 
I make you humble courtesy. 
But, in confidence, I tell you, 
This is no case for medicine: 
Her doctor must be a handsome man! 
THE DOCTORS, preening themselves. 


A handsome man?—A handsome man? 


TOMES, gallantly, to Lisetta, inviting her to join them. 
Come here a moment! 


DESFONANDRES, solicitously. 
Won’t you? 
MACROTON, insinuatingly. 
I beg of you! 


44 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto I1° 


BAHIS, C. S. 
Per favor ! 


DESFONANDRES, pyendendo carezzosamente una mano @ 
Llisetia, studiandola. 


Exagitatio erotica ! 


MACROTON, Sollevandole il capo, esaminandole gli occht. 
Lux vivida oculorum ! 


BAHIS, alle spalle di Lisetta, spiandole, attraverso le lenti, 
al seno. 
Exorbitatio pectoris ! 


TOMES, squadrando il piedino, che Lisettaagita nervosamente. 
Et sine requie membra ! 


I QUATTRO, da se. 
Ah ! ah! 
LISETTA, con fine malizia. 


Io di latino 

non ne capisco, 

ne tanto ambisco ! 
Nulla 6 studiato, 
nulla 6 imperato : 

fo la servetta, 

e punto li! (S’inchina.) 
Ma circondandomi 
tanta sapienza, 

con voi nel quintuplo 
gruppo confusa, 
sento che un fluido 
quasi magnetico 
tutti in simpatico 
senso ci uni. 

E in un solletico 
chiaroveggente 

temo d’ intendervi 
perfettamente ! 


I QUATTRO, immobili, tutti in fila. 


In un solletico 
chiaroveggente 





Act II DOCTOR CUPID 45 


BAHIS, coaxingly. 
Be so kind! 


DESFONANDRES, pressing Lisetta’s hand warmly,and feeling 
her pulse. 


Exagitatio erotica! 


MACROTON, raising her head and examining her eyes. 
Lux vivida oculorum! 


BAHIS, peering over Lisetta’s shoulder through his eyeglasses. 
Exorbitatio pectoris! 


TOMES, eyeing Lisetta’s foot, which she twitches nervously. 


-Et sine requie membra! 


THE DOCTORS, aside, laughing. 
Hm! hm! 
LISETTA, saucily. 


I do not pretend 

To learning and Latin, 

Nor do I want to! 

I am no student, 

I am no scholar, 

Only the servant, 

And nothing more. (Curtseying.) 
But in the midst of 

Such wisdom and knowledge, 
The thought of union 

With four men of science 

Tells me that we are united 
In sympathy; magnetic fluid 
Runs swift through my veins; 
Strange and unaccountable 
Tickling sensations 

Warn me and counsel me 

To keep my distance. 


THE DOCTORS, motionless, in a row. 


Strange, unaccountable 
Tickling sensations 


46 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto 11° 


teme d’ intenderci 


perfettamente ! 
Ah! ah! ah! 


LISETTA 
Intendo, per esempio, 
che voi altri 
siete venutl 
per curar |’ amore ; 
ed ecco, che s’ io resto, 
poveretti ! 
il male a voi si attacca ! 
Ed io che 6 il cuore buono, 
ne so accopar nemmeno 
un pulce innamorato, 
che mi pungichi il seno ; 
vi dico adesso poi : 
curatevi tra voi ! 


Scappa, dalla porta al fondo. I dottori la inseguono eccita- 
tissimt. 
I QUATTRO 
Siste ! siste ! parva puella ! 


SCENA TERZA 


ARNOLFO, entrando dal fondo, imbattendosi nei dottort, 
che si rimettono subito in gravita. 


Ebben, magni dottori, 
che c’ é ?... Qual decision ? 
TOMES, avanzandosi verso Arnolfo per primo. 


Consulimus Hyppocratem ! 
Costor... 


Tende la mano chiedere la mercede ; addita con sprezz9 1 
colleght. 


Arnolfo porge con discrezione a Tomes del denaro ; egh 
lo intasca rapidamente, concludendo : 


...son dei buffon ! 


Esce solennemente dalla destra. 


Act II DOCTOR CUPID 47 


Warn her and counsel her 
To keep her distance! 
Hm! hm! hm! hm! 


LISETTA 


The case appears to be 

That you four doctors 

Came to this house 

To find a cure for love, 

And now if I stay here, 

Oh, poor wretches, 

The fever will seize you, too; 

And I am so soft-hearted, 

I could not even murder 

The meanest lovesick flea 

That dared to sting me in its ardour; 
So this is my advice— 

To cure yourselves, or try to cure each other! 


She flies out through the door at back. The Doctors, in 
great excitement, scramble after her. 


THE DOCTORS 
Siste! siste! parva. puella! 


ti SCENE 

ARNOLFO, entering at back and colliding with the Doctors, 

whe hastily resume their former air of solemnity. 
So then, excellent doctors, 
What news? What is your verdict? 

TOMES, addresses Arnolfo first. 

Consulimus Hippocratem! 

He holds out his hand for his fee. 
Those three— 


Arnolfo fees him discreetly. Tomes hastily pockets his fee 
and concludes: 


Ignorant fools! 
Exit solemnly at right. 


48 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto II° 


DESFONANDRES, con uguale controscena. 


Diagnosis nec curatio 
non son... (intasca 11 denaro) 
...affar per lor ! Esce. 


MACROTON, ©. S. 


Dixi quod dixi et sufficit ! 
Longe... (intasca 11 suo denaro). 
..dagl’ impostor ! Esce. 


BAHIS, 7ncominciando. 
Galenus... 


Ma s’ interrompe, bisbigliando 11 seguito nell’ orecchio 
d’ Arnolfo, che non capisce. 


Ergo !... 


Tende con insistenza la mano ; Arnolfo gli porge il denaro ; 
egli lo intasca, concludendo : 


...Grazie, signor ! Raggiunge frettoloso 1 colleght. 


ARNOLFO, Stordito. 
Che cos’ a detto ? 
Gli grida dietro. 


Fermalo ! 
Brigante d’ un dottor ! 


Lovrinccrre. 


SCENA QUARTA 


Dalla porta di mezzo avanzano Lisetta e Clitandro, ca- 
muffato da dottore ; dalla toga aperta traspare I’ abito 
di cavaliere : & in mano 11 berretto nero. 


CLITANDRO, a Lisetta. 


Eh ? che ne dici ? 
Va ben cosi ? 


LISETTA 
Ssss' G3 


Indicandogli di tacere, va a vedere in punta di piedi dalla 
parte da cui é uscito Arnolfo, por torna. 


ee ee ee ae 


Act II DOCTOR CUPID 49 


DESFONANDRES, goes through similiar antics. 
Diagnosis, nec curatio,— 


Those three— no use at all! 


Pockets his fee and goes out. 


MACROTON, as above. 
Dixi quod dixi—et sufficit! 
Those three—are quacks and frauds! 
Pockets his fee and goes. 


BAHIS, approaching Arnolfo cautiously. 
Galenus— 
Breaks off and whispers to Arnolfo, who does not under- 
stand. 
Ergo— 
He holds out his hand ues Arnolfo gives money, 
which Bahis pockets. 
Thanks, honoured sir! 
He hurries off to join his colleagues. 


, ARNOLFO, bewildered. 
What did he tell me? ah! 
Pursues him, shouting: 


Stop that man! 
The buccaneering shark! 


Goes off after Bahis. 


FOURTH SCENE 


Lisetta comes in at the other door, with Clitandro dressed 
up as a doctor: his open gown betrays his cavalier’s dress 
underneath: he carries a black cap in his hand. 


CLITANDRO, to Lisetta. 


Well, shall I do? 
Is this correct? 


Sh-h-h-h! 
She motions to him to be silent, steals to the door by which 
Arnolfo went out, and then returns. 


LISETTA 


50 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto IT° 


CLITANDRO 
Per un dottore 
passar potro ? 
LISETTA 
Siete d’ incanto !... 


Indicandogli la porta di mezzo. 
Ma dentro li ! 


CLITANDRO, con un moto d’ impazienza. 


Ancora ? 
LISETTA, imperiosa. 
Oh insomma !... 
CLITANDRO 

Pazientero. 

Sei tanto buona ! 

LISETTA, rabbonita, sorridendo. 
Non c’ é di che ! 
Sospirando, con graziosa canzonatura. 


Oh amore ! amore ! 


CLITANDRO, che é uscito, facendo capolino dalle cortine. 


Amore ! 


LISETTA, udendo dei passi, dalla destra, a Clitandro, perché 
st nasconda. 


Lave 


Clitandro torna a celarsi ; Lisetta, con le mani dietro il 
dorso, st pone contro la porta, fingendo indifferenza. 


SCENA QUINTA 


ARNOLFO, ritorna seccato, sbuffando, dalla destra. 


Cento Luigi, spesi inutilmente... 
e ancora non so niente ! 


LISETTA, andandogli incontro birichina, constringendolo a 
ballare con let. 
Su, allegro, padrone ! 


Danzate ! cantate ! 
Kata daiant 





Act Il DOCTOR CUPID 51 


CLITANDRO 
Shall I pass for a doctor now? 


LISETTA 
Simply enchanting! 

Pointing to door at back. 
But go in there. 


CLITANDRO, with a gesture of impatience. 
More waiting? 
LISETTA, sharply. 
Now, quickly! 
. CLITANDRO 
Well, if I must— 
You’re so good-natured! 


LISETTA, mollified, smiling. 
It is not hard. 
Sighing, with a light touch of pleasantry. 
Oh, love! love! 


CLITANDRO, who has gone out, pokes his head through the 
curtains. 
Oh, love! 


LISETTA, hearing footsteps on the right, motions Clitandro to 
hide. 
Quick! Hide! 
Clitandro hides. Lisetta, with her hands behind her back 
stands against the door, in an attitude of assumed tn- 
difference. 


BLP SCENE 


ARNOLFO, returning, annoyed and out of breath, right. 


A hundred louis thrown away like pebbles, 
And stiil I am no wiser! 


LISETTA, jauntily approaching him, and forcing him to 
dance with her. 

Come, good master, 

Make merry with dancing and singing! 

pads la, la! 


52 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto IT° 


ARNOLFO, svincolandost tnfastidito. 
Ma, dico... Lisetta ? 
LISETTA, Con gran gioia. 
La pena é finita ! 
Lucinda é guarita ! 
ARNOLFO, colpito vivamente, non osando credere. 


Che ?! 
ELISE ERA 


V’ 6 pescato un medico ! - 
Il fior dei medici, 
il re dei medici ! 
Fa dei miracoli ! 

ARNOLFO 
Ah ! dov’ é ?... dov’ é ? 

LISETTA 
L’ 4 condotto con me ! 


ARNOLFO, serrandole le mani tra le sue, con riconoscenza. 
Cara Lisetta ! Grazie ! 


LISETTA, 1” ascolto. 
Silenzio !... E lui ! 
Con importanza. 
Il dottor Codignac ! 


ARNOLFO, ripetendo il nome ignoto, con ammirazione cieca. 
Codignac ! 
Si avvia, per riceverlo, verso il fondo. 


SCE NA Sr 


Chitandro solleva le cortine ed avanza, camuffato perfetta- 
mente da dottore. A al braccio due piccolt canestri di 
vimint, che depone, entrando. Inchina profondamente 
Arnolfo. 

CLITANDRO 

Salvete ! 

ARNOLFO, imitandolo goffamente. 

Salvetote ! 





Act II DOCTOR CUPID 53 


ARNOLFO, irritably, trying to free himself. 
Make merry ?—Lisetta? 


LISETTA, in great joy. 


Our troubles are ended, 
Lucinda will recover! 


ARNOLFO, astounded, scarcely daring to believe the news. 
What? 


LISETTA 
I have found a doctor! 
The prince of doctors, 
The king of doctors! 
Perfectly marvellous! 
ARNOLFO 


Ah! But where? Yes, where? 


LISETTA 
He is here in this house! 


ARNOLFO, squeezing her hands in gratitude. 
Dearest Lisetta! Thank you! 


LISETTA, listening. 
Now listen! And wait: 
Importantly. : 
It is Doctor Codignac! 


ARNOLFO, repeating the strange name, in blind admiration. 
Codignac! 
Goes toward the back, to receive him. 


SeePH SCENE 


Chitandro lifts the curtains and comes forward, quite the 
doctor. He carries two small baskets, which he puts 
down as he enters. 


CLITANDRO, bowing low. 
Salvete! 
ARNOLFO, following his example awkwardly. 
Salvetote! 


54 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto II° 


CLITANDRO, ripetendo |’ inchino, con pir solennita. 


Munifico signore, 
ricolmo d’ ogni dote ! 


ARNOLFO 
Grandissimo dottore, 
di qualita ben note ! 
CLITANDRO 
Salvete ! 
ARNOLFO 
Salvetote ! 


S’ inchinano ancora. Arnolfo intanto st appressa a Lisetta 
e le dice, quasi all’ orecchio, additandole Clitandro : 


Giovane molto... 


LISETTA, piano ad Arnolfo, accompagnando la frase con 
il gesto. 


Eh ! storie ! 
Non sta il saper nell’ epa ! 


ARNOLFO, ancora un po’ diffidente. 
Capisco... Eppure... 
LISHEDAS iis Ses 
Crepa ! Si ritira al fondo, godendosela. 
Che ridere !... Ah ! ah ! 


ARNOLFO, scrolla le spalle, ricomincia gli inchint. 
Dottore ! Salvetote ! 


CLITANDRO, secondandolo. 
Mio signore ! 
Salvete ! 
ARNOLFO, d@ la schiena indolenzita dai troppi inchini ; 
invita Clitandro a sederst. 
Prego ! 
CLITANDRO, ¢. S. 
Prego ! 
St siedono. 


ARNOLFO 
Ebben... 


Act II DOCTOR CUPID 55 


CLITANDRO, bowing again, with increased solemnity. 
Most generous of patrons, 
Endowed with every blessing! 
ARNOLFO 
Oh, most renowned of doctors, 
Famous the wide world over! 


CLITANDRO, bowing again. 
Salvete! 
ARNOLFO 
Salvetote! 


He turns to Lisetta, and whispers to her, indicating 
Clitandro. 


Quite slim and youthful! 


LISETTA, in a low voice to Arnolfo, with a meaning gesture. 
Oh, come now, the brain’s not in the stomach! 


ARNOLFO, sitll slightly mistrustful. 
Perhaps not, yet somehow— 


LISETTA, aside. 
Booby! Ridiculous! Ha, ha! 
She goes to the back laughing to herself. 


ARNOLFO, more bowing. 
Great doctor! Salvetote! 


CLITANDRO 
Your obedient! Salvete! 


ARNOLFO, whose back aches from all the bowing, invites 
Chitandro to sit. 
Sit, Sir! 
| CLITANDRO, inviting Arnolfo to sit first. 
You, Sir! . 
They seat themselves. 


ARNOLFO 
Now! 


56 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto II? 


CLITANDRO, disinvolto. 
Mio buon amico, 
in me vedete un medico 
di quelli eccezionalli. 


LISETTA, dietro Clitandro, appoggiata allo schenale della 
sua poltrona. 

Gia ! 
CLITANDRO 

Abborro i vecchi metodi, 

per la mia strada io vo ! 


Arnolfo segue attentamente il discorso ; Lisetta sottolinea e 


approva. 


Purghe, salassi, pillole, 
decotti, serviziali... 

tutti rimedi empirici, 

a cui valor non do! 

Si falla nelle basi ! 

Sol io me ne persuasi ! 
Il corpo in prima linea ? 
Ma che, signor, ma che ? 
Io son dottor dell’ anima, 
O i miei criteri a me ! 


ARNOLFO, sofferermandosi a guardare le due ceste di vimint; 
alzandost : 


E... perdon ! che contengono 
quelle due ceste ? 
CLITANDRO 
Fiori. 
ARNOLFO, Sorpreso. 
Fiori ? 
CLITANDRO 
Di tutti i generi 
e di tutti i colori, 
Con espressivo gesto misterioso, alzandost. 
l’ anima ad attirar ! 
Arnolfo volge alle ceste uno sguardo pieno di religioso 
stupore. 


ARNOLFO 
Ah, si? 


Act II DOCTOR CUPID 57 


CLITANDRO, affably. 


Most worthy magnate! 
In me you see a doctor 
Of most uncommon order. 


LISETTA, behind Clitandro, leaning against his chair. 


Yes. 
CLITANDRO 


Despising old-fashioned methods, 
I take the path I choose! 


Arnolfo follows attentively, Lisetta punctuates and nods 
approval. 

Physics and salts and antidotes, 

Specifics and all nostrums— 

All the old tricks of quackery— 

Will do more harm than good. 

Fallacious, a priori— 

Which I alone discovered. 

Are all diseases bodily? 

Not so, my lord, not so! 

Know then, I’m the doctor of hearts in pain, 

The secret’s mine alone. 


ARNOLFO, catching sight of the two baskets and jumping up. 


Pray forgive me, may I ask 
What is in those two baskets? 


CLITANDRO 
Flowers. 


ARNOLFO, surprised. 
Flowers? 
CLITANDRO 


Of every sort and kind, 
Every pattern and colour, 


With weird, mysterious gestures, rising. 
Spells to charm and win the heart. 


ARNOLFO, gazing at the baskets in superstitious awe. 


Ah! Yes! 


58 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto II° 


LISETTA, da se. 


Ora é il momento ! 
La faccio qui portar ! 


Scivola via dal fondo. 

Clitandro s’ avvicina con sguardo ipnotizzante, facendo det — 

gesti cabalistict verso Arnolfo, che istintivamente retrocede. 
CLITANDRO 


Cifre, esorcismi, musiche ; 
anelli costellati 

da talismani magici, 

agir con arte 10 fo. 


Con tuono tutto affatto diverso, dolcissimo. 


Ma i fiori incanti esalano 
arcani innumerati, 

e in lor potenza mistica 
il genio mio trovo. 


Prende da un cesto un fiore e ne adorna il panciotto d’ Ar- 
nolfo. 


Si falla nelle basi ! 

Sol io mi persuasi ! 

Il corpo in prima linea ? 
Ma che, signor, ma che ? 


Gli misura al ventre un piccolo colpetto confidenziale. 
Io son dottor dell’ anima, 
ne © tutti i miei perche ! 
ARNOLFO, come tintontito. 


Voi siete una grand’ aquila, 
In mia fe ! 


SCENA SETTIMA 


LISETTA, sollevando le cortine, col dito sulle labbra. 
Ssss ! ... 
Attesa trepida di Clitandro. Ridicolo commozionedi Arnolfo. 


Lucinda, vestita di bianco, 11 capo affondato net guanciali, 
é portata innanzit sopra un seggiolone, dai paggt e 


Act II DOCTOR CUPID 59 


LISETTA, aside. 


Now is the moment 
To bring her in here! 


Disappears through door at back. 


Clitandro approaches Arnolfo as if to hypnotise him with 
cabalistic gestures and passes. Arnolfo instinctively 
recedes. 

CLITANDRO 


Cipher, incantation, amulet. 
And horoscope and philtre, 
Magical rune and talisman, 
All serve my mystic art. 
With a sudden change to tenderness. 


All blossoms conceal, in witching store of perfume, 
Charms none may number; and here 

I bring you mystical signs of pow’r, 

Unknown to others, but brought to light 

By my wondrous skill. 

He takes out a flower and sticks it in Arnolfo’s watstcoat. 


Fallacious a priori, 

As I alone discovered. 
Are all diseases bodily? 
Not so, my lord, not so! 


He gives him a playful confidential tap on the chest. 
As doctor of hearts in pain, 
I’ve never lost one case. 
ARNOLFO, stupefied. 


Stupendous giant, king of men, 
No mightier was ever born, I declare. 


SEVENTH SCENE 


LISETTA, raising the curtain, with a finger on her lips. 
Sh-h-h! 
Clitandro is tremulous with anticipation, Arnolfo absurdedly 
excited. 


Lucinda, dressed in white, her head supported by cushions, 
is brought in on an armchair, by pages and an elderly 


60 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto II° 


da un vecchio servo. Pot il servo esce, riportando presso 
Lucinda un tavolo ingombro di boccette, di tazze, dt 
barattoli, di medicinali, s’ inchina e va. Clitandro e 
Lucinda si guardano furtivamente, sospirando. 


ARNOLFO, ai servi mentre trasportano Lucinda. 


Piano, piano, poveretta ! 
Si rasciuga una lacrima. 


LISETTA, furbescamente. 


Ecco qua |’ ammalata ! 


ARNOLFO, accostandosi a Lucinda, amorosamente. 
Mia piccina !... Tesoro !... 
Sappi che t’ 6 chiamato 
un nuovo medico, 
il fior dei medici, 
il re dei medici !.. 


. Additandole Chitandro. 
il dottor Codignac ! 


LUCINDA, sillabando sospirosamente, con intentione. 
Ah !... Co—di—gnac !... 
Riaffonda 1l capo tra 1 guanciali. 


LISETTA, attirando a se Arnolfo, per allontanarlo da 
Lucinda ; piano. 


Noi la in fondo !... 


ARNOLFO, sorpreso, a bassa voce. 
Perché ? 

; LISETTA 

Perché sovente 

i dottori an da fare 

domande a le ragazze, 

che gli uomini non debbono ascoltare. 


ARNOLFO, convinto. 
E vero ! & vero ! 


Clitandro s’ affaccende a studiare i fiori, contemplandoli, 
come wnvestigandone I’ occulta potenza. 


Act II DOCTOR CUPID 61 


manservant, The servant places on a table near Lucinda 
cups, phials, medicines, etc.; he bows and retires. Clitan- 
dro and Lucinda eye one another surreptitiously, sighing. 
ARNOLFO, to the servants carrying Lucinda. 
Gently! Gently! My poor darling! 
Wiping away a tear. 


LISETTA, mischievously. 
Here you see our poor patient! 


ARNOLFO, approaching Lucinda, affectionately. 


My beloved, my treasure! 
Look, little darling, 

Here is your new doctor, 
The prince of doctors, 
The king of doctors, 


Presenting Clitandro. 
The great Doctor Codignac! 


LUCINDA, sighing, with intentionally slow repetition. 
Ah! Co-di-gnac! 
Sinks back again on the cushions. 


LISETTA, aside to Arnolfo, drawing him away from Lucinda. 
We must retire! 


ARNOLFO, surprised, in a low voice. 


But why? 
LISETTA 


Because a doctor 

Sometimes has to ask 

Certain question of a lady 

That cannot well be answered in men’s hearing. 


ARNOLFO, convinced. 
You’re right! You’re right! 
g g 


Clitandro affects to study the flowers, as though considering 
their occult virtues. 


62 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto IT° 


LISETTA, conducendo Arnolfo a un tavolo da giuoco. 


Un partita ? 


ARNOLFO, svogliato. 
Son distratto ! 


LISETTA, fentandolo, graziosamente. 
Sta a veder che vi do lo scaccomatto ? 


A ffaccendandost a preparare la partiia. 


Ecco qua. Le pedine... il tavolino.... 
Sediam... Comincia il giuoco ! 


L’ obbliga a sedere al tavolino : giocano agli scacchi. Ar- 
nolfo st sofferma, distratto, Lisetta lo chiama. 


A voi !... 


ARNOLFO, seccato. 
Se non 6 voglia ! 
LISETTA 
Evvia.! Tra se. 
Cocciuto ! 


ARNOLFO, movendo, con mala grazia, una pedina. 
La ! 


LISETTA, fingendo di ammirare la mossa di Arnolfo. 
Oh ! Oh! 
Ed or che mossa faccio . 


Intanto Clitandro si é appressato a Lucinda, affissandola 
lungamente. 


CLITANDRO, prendendo una mano a Lucinda. 
Manus subtiles ! 

Sfiorandole lievemente la fronte colle dita. 
Lineas exiles ! 

Sfiorandole 1 capelli sciolti. 
Capillorum suavitas ! 


Act II DOCTOR CUPID 


LISETTA, leading Arnolfo to a chess-table. 


A little game? 


ARNOLFO, out of humor. 


My mind wanders. 


LISETTA, tempting him playfully. 
Will you wager that I cannot mate you? 
Arranging the board. 


King and queen—pawns and bishops— 
And knights and castles:—Sit down. 


Forces him to sit at the table. 





You make first move! 
Lisetta and Arnolfo play chess. 


LISETTA, rousing Arnolfo from listlessness. 
Your move! 
ARNOLFO, bored. 
No, it is tedious. 
LISETTA 
Play on! 
Aside. The blockhead! 


ARNOLFO, moving a piece ill-humouredly. 
There! 


LISETTA, pretending to admire Arnolfo’s move. 


Oh! Oh! 


And now—what shall my move be? 


Meanwhile Clitandro has slowly approached Lucinda. 


look at each other lovingly. 


CLITANDRO, taking Lucinda’s hand. 
Manus subtiles! 
Passing a hand over her forehead. 
Lineas exiles! 
Running his fingers through her hair. 
Capillorum suavitas! 


63 


They 


64 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto II® 


LISETTA, glocando. 
Soffio I’ alfier !—Cavallo avanti ! 


ARNOLFO, stanco. 
Basta ! 
LISETTA 


Perché ? Se siete sul pit bello ? 


ARNOLFO 
Uff ! 


Chlitandro trae dalle ceste fiori in quantita e li sparge in 
giro a Lucinda ; gliene adorna 1 capella e le mant ; le 
gira lentamente intorno, come se eseguisse una danza 
teratica ; solleva le braccia, esclamando con solennita 
come esorcizzando : 


CLITANDRO. 
Salus ! Robur ! Resurgite in puella ! 


ARNOLFO, aitirato dalla frase e dal gesto di Clitandro, piano 
a Lisetta. 


Ed or che fa ? che dice ? 


LISETTA, piano. 


Le sta piegando |’ anima 
ai suoi voler, per averla ubbidiente ! 
Capite ? 

ARNOLFO, meravigliato. 
Bagattella ! 


CLITANDRO, appressandosi a Lucinda e parlandole al- 
l’orecchio, sommessamente, con somma tenerezza. 


E sara ver ch’ io stia 
accanto a voi cosi ? 


LUCINDA, rispondendogli con un bisbiglio amoroso. 
E sara ver che gli occhi 
io fissi in voi cost ? 
A DUE 


O desiato istante, 
sospir d’ un cuore amante ! 


Act Il DOCTOR CUPID 65 
LISETTA, playing. 
Bishop away!—Your knight’s in danger! 


ARNOLFO, fired. 


Stop now. 
LISETTA 


Why stop? You’re very near to winning. 


ARNOLFO 
Pshaw! 


Clitandro takes a quantity of flowers from his baskets and 
drops them into Lucinda’s lap. He scatters them in a 
circle, showers them on her hair and hands. Meanwhile 
he makes mystic gyrations round her. Raising his arms 
solemnly, as if exorcising a spirit: 


CLITANDRO 
Salus! Robur! Resurgite in puella! 
ARNOLFO, attracted by Clitandro’s phrases and gestures, 
whispers to Lisetta: 
What does he mean by that? 


LISETTA, Softly. 


He does that to mould her spirit 
To his will and make her obey him; 
You see now? 

ARNOLFO, marvelling. 


Very curious! 


CLITANDRO, coming close to Lucinda and whispering with 
great tenderness. 


Can it be true that I am near you, 
And stand here by your side? 


LUCINDA, answering him in a low whisper of passion. 
Can it be true that I see you, 
And gaze in your dear eyes? 
BOTH 


Supreme and blissful moment, 
Two loving hearts together! 


66 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto II° 
ARNOLFO, inforcando gli occhiali, alzandosi, per meglio 
osservare 14 due amantt. 


Ma mi par che adagio adagio 

il dottor le s’ avvicini 

oltre ai debiti confini 

che la scienza gli assegno ! 
LISETTA, trattenendolo. 


Ma... padrone, che dite ? Ma che? 
Egli studia a suo bell’ agio 

dell’ inferma i lineamenti ; 

operare dei portenti 

senza studio non si puo. 


CLITANDRO 
Ah, cara !... Oh non terreno fascino ! 


LUCINDA 
Oh magica poesia ! 

LITANDRO 
Potervi dire alfine quanto io v’ ame ! 


LUCINDA 
Deh, proseguite, angelo, 
il tenero linguaggio 
che il cor raggiar mi fa ! 
ARNOLFO, impaziente. 


Oh! ma insomma, io non permetto ! 


LISETTA, sforzandost a rattenere Arnolfo. 
Ma giocate !... State qua ! 
Nella lotta gli strappa un bottone. 
Un botton ! 
ARNOLFO, respingendola. 
Che fa ? 


LISETTA, ostinata,. 


Cospetto ! 
Attacarlo si dovra ! 


Act II DOCTOR CUPID 


67 


ARNOLFO, putting on his glasses and standing up to get 


a beiter view of the lovers. 


But it seems that imperceptibly 

The doctor’s getting near her, 

And is undertaking duties 

That are quite outside his sphere! 
LISETTA, holding Arnolfo back. 


Sir, I beg you to trust him; 

He is studying the beauty 

And the outline of the patient, 

For a diagnosis 

Made without long study is a fraud. 
CLITANDRO 


Loved one! No earthly gift is mine to-day. 


LUCINDA 


Divine and sweet enchantment! 


CLITANDRO 
My life’s too short to tell how much I love you! 


LUCINDA 


Whisper again, dear love of mine, 

Those tender vows of passion 

That make my heart so glad! 
ARNOLFO, impatiently. 


This must end, it is not seemly! 


LISETTA, trying to hold Arnolfo back. 
Go on playing! Wait awhile! 
A button comes off in the struggle. 
Look, a button! 


ARNOLFO, pushing Lisetia away. 
Let go! 
LISETTA, nothing daunted. 
Disgraceful! 
I must sew it on again! 


68 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto IT? 


Lo trascina per I’ abito ; prende da un cesto ago e filo e si 
mette ad attaccarglt il bottone. 


Pensate che gran gioia 
per me, signor, per voi, 
se coi segreti suoi 
guarir ve la fara ! 


ARNOLFO, guardando Lucinda, rassicurandosi a -mano a 
mano. 


Difatti... alle sue guancie 
ritorna il bel colore ! 

Che gioia !... e che dottore, 
se me la guarira ! 


ARNOLFO e LISETTA 


Ah, sola la speranza 
intenerir mi fa ! 


CLITANDRO e LUCINDA 


Sembra ai miei sguardi il mondo 
beato sol di te ! 

O sogno mio giocondo ! 

Il ciel si schiude a me ! 


ARNOLFO, avvicinandosi a Clitandro, traendolo delicata- 
mente in disparte. 


E cosi, che ne dite ? 


CLITANDRO, con naturalezza. 
Semplicissimo ! 
Il male sta nell’ anima. 
Una maligna ubbia ! 
Un chiodo ! Un’ ossessione : 
volersi maritare ! 
Poveretta! Che voglia malinconica ! 
Si puo esser pitt grulli di cosi ? 


ARNOLFO, (ra se. 
Gran testa quadra ! 


CLITANDRO, con caricata serietd. 
Peré il caso é grave ! 
Exulceratio cordis ! 
Guai se s’ indugia ! 


Act II DOCTOR CUPID 69 


Lisetta pulls Arnolfo by his coat: taking needle and thread 
from a basket, she sews on the button. 

Oh, think of the rejoicing 

For you and me, good master, 

If his mysterious magic 

Restore her health once more. 


ARNOLFO, watching Lucinda, and gradually reassuring 
himself. 

Now surely she is reviving, 

Her cheeks are red and glowing! 

What rapture, if this doctor 

Restore her health once more! 


LISETTA AND ARNOLFO 


Ah! Though so faint and slender, 
The hope gives me new life. 


CLITANDRO AND LUCINDA 
Love, you turn all to enchantment, 
With you alone is joy! 
Oh, fair and glorious vision, 
The gates of heav’n unfold! 


ARNOLFO, approaching Clitandro, and discreetly taking 
him aside. 
And now, your opinion? 


CLITANDRO, carelessly. 

Very simple. 
The trouble’s purely mental; 
Hallucination, delusion! 
A strange obsession: 
She hankers after marriage! 
Ah, poor lady! A strange idea of happiness! 
How can people have so little sense? 


ARNOLFO, aside. 
A man of wisdom! 


CLITANDRO, with assumed seriousness. 
But still it is serious: 
Exulceratio cordis 
Kills if neglected. 


70 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto II® 


ARNOLFO, con affano. 
Ahimé ! 
CLITANDRO, sentenzialmente. 


Recipe : fingere 
d’ assecondarla ! 


Prende a braccetto Arnolfo, passeggiando in su e in gin 
al suo fianco. 


Io gia le dissi dolci paroline ; 
le sospirai d’ amor : ed ecco, subito 


Sbirciando Lucinda e cosi fa anche Arnolfo. 


ella rivive, il volto le si imporpora, 
e le splendono gli occhi. 


ARNOLFO, raggiante. 


Ah ! 

CLITANDRO 
Se credete, continuo ! 
Permettete ? 

ARNOLFO 
Vi permetto sicuro : 
proseguite ! 

CLITANDRO 


Mi date carta bianca ? 


ARNOLFO 
Ma bianchissima ! 
CLITANDRO 
E allor la pit sicura 


é darle a credere... 
che me la vo’ sposare addirittura ! 


ARNOLFO, esultante. 
Trionfo ! 
CLITANDRO 
Garantisco : 


Scandendo le sillabe. 


io, con siffatta 
pilloletta in core, 
in due di la guarisco. 


Act II DOCTOR CUPID 71 


ARNOLFO, with a gasp. 
Alas! 
CLITANDRO, oracularly. 


_ Recipe: Make pretence, 
Indulge her fancy. 


Taking Arnolfo by the arm and walking him up and down. 


Just now I made her soft and pretty speeches, 
Whispered and sighed of love;—now watch her, 
Look at her, see how she brightens, 


Eyeing Lucinda; Arnolfo does the same. 


Her face regains its colouring, 
And her eyes their old sparkle. 


ARNOLFO, radiant. 
Ah! 
CLITANDRO 


You believe me? You wish it? 
May I continue? 


ARNOLFO 
I believe you and wish it, 
So continue. 

CLITANDRO 


You trust to me entirely? 


ARNOLFO 
Most undoubtedly! 
CLITANDRO 
Well then, to solve this problem, 


We must make her believe— 
That I desire to marry her this instant. 


ARNOLFO, gleefully. 

A triumph! 

CLITANDRO 
On my honour! 

Syllable by syllable. 

Trust her to me, 
Let me prescribe the treatment: 
In two days I will cure her. 


72 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto I® 


ARNOLFO, rasciugandosi una lagrima. 
Ah |... 
CLITANDRO 
In quanto al poi... 


ARNOLFO, ancora COmmMOSSO. 


Che serve ? 

Non é mica difficile ! 

Una volta guarita, 

si svela la commedia... ed é finita. 


CLITANDRO, assentendo. 


Cosi ! 
ARNOLFO, stringendoglt la mano. 


Grazie di cuore ! 
CLITANDRO 
Figuratevi ! 


Andando verso Lucinda. 


Damigella, sappiate... 


ARNOLFO 
Lucinda, sappi... 


CLITANDRO, interrompendolo, sottovoce. 


(Parlerete dopo ! 
Or tocca a me !) 


A Lucinda, chiaramente. 
Sappiate, damigella, 
Ch’ io non sono dottore... 
ARNOLFO, come tra se, forte. 
Egli non é dottore ! 


CLITANDRO, mentre Arnolfo assente ad ogni sua parola 


...ma mi son travestito da dottore 
per introdurmi in casa sino a vol 
e potervi parlar liberamente. 


LISETTA, stupita, distratta. 
Eh ! 
ARNOLFO, tra se, trattenendo le risa. 


E ci crede ! Che sciocca ! 


Act II DOCTOR CUPID 


ARNOLFO, mopping up his tears. 
Oh! 


CLITANDRO 
And after that— 


ARNOLFO, still agitated. 
Be easy! 
It should not be so difficult. 
- When the cure is effected 


The farce will be ended—and soon forgotten. 


CLITANDRO, agreeing. 
Of course! 


ARNOLFO, grasping his hand. 
How can I thank you? 


CLITANDRO 
Quite a pleasure! 


Going towards Lucinda. 
Dear young lady, allow me— 


ARNOLFO 
Lucinda, listen— 


CLITANDRO, 1m an undertone, interrupting him. 


You can talk later! 
Let me speak now. 


To Lucinda, with great deliberation. 


Allow me to inform you 
That I am not a doctor— 


ARNOLFO, half to himself. 
No, he is not a doctor. 


Lg, 


CLITANDRO, while Arnolfo punctuates every word with a 


nod. 


—But I make this pretence to be a doctor, 
That I may be admitted to your presence 


And exchange words with you, free from all hindrance. 


LISETTA, startled and scared. 


Eh? 


ARNOLFO, aside, surpressing a laugh. 


She believes him. The ninny! 


74 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto II® 


CLITANDRO, continuando. 


Damigella, io v’ adoro e, se credete... 
son vostro sposo. 


ARNOLFO, che non puo piti tacere, con enfast. 


E tuo papa acconsente ! 


LUCINDA, balzando in piedt. 
Dassenno ? 
LISETTA, battendo le mani. 
Evviva ! 
ARNOLFO, (tra sé. 


Che sciocca ! che sciocca ! 


LUCINDA, ad Arnolfo. 
Ed é possibile ? 


ARNOLFO 
Signora, si ! 
LUCINDA 
Proprio sul serio ? 
ARNOLFO 


Signora, si ! 
LUCINDA, a Clitandro. 
Che ? Voi m’ amate ? 


CLITANDRO 
Di tutto cuor ! 


LUCINDA, ad Arnolfo. 
E acconsentite ? 


ARNOLFO 
Senza timor ! 


LUCINDA, infantilmente. 


Ma il contratto vogl’ io | 


ARNOLFO, a Clitandro, turbato. 
To’ !... come fare ? 


Act II DOCTOR CUPID 


CLITANDRO, continuing. 


Sweet young lady, I love you, 
And if you wish it, I'll be your husband. 


ARNOLFO, unable to hold his tongue, with emphasts. 


And with your father’s blessing! 


LUCINDA, springing to her feet. 
My husband? 


LISETTA, clapping her hands. 
A triumph! 
ARNOLFO, aside. 
The ninny, the ninny! 


LUCINDA, to Arnolfo. 
Can it be possible? 


ARNOLFO 
It is, my child! 
LUCINDA 
Really and truly? 
ARNOLFO 


It is, my child! 
LUCINDA, to Clitandro. 
What? Do you love me? 
CLITANDRO 
With all my heart! 
LUCINDA, to Arnolfo. 
You give consent, too? 
ARNOLFO 
Bless you, my child! 
LUCINDA, naively. 
There’s a contract to sign! 


ARNOLFO, to Clitandro, in dismay. 
Yes!—Think of something! 


75 


76 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto II? 


CLITANDRO, piano, ad Arnolfo. 
QO Il’ uomo che mi scrive le ricette ! 
Quello potrebbe... 
ARNOLFO, terminando il discorso. 
..funger da notaro ! 


CLITANDRO 
Evviva ! 


ARNOLFO 
Secondiamola ! 


CLITANDRO, andando alla finestra, chiamando : 
Ehi, 1a ! Signor Agapito ! 


LUCINDA, battendo 1 piedt. 
Il contratto ! 


ARNOLFO, a Lucinda, allegramente. 
Sicuro ! C’ é il notaro ! 


CLITANDRO 
Venite ! 


LUCINDA, abbracciando Arnolfo. 


O caro ! 0 giubilo ! 
Non reggo pit ! 
Tutto il mio spasimo 
un sogno fu ! 


ARNOLFO, stringendola a se. 


Si ! care mie viscere, 
salva sei tu ! 
con questa trappola 
non muori piu. 
LISETTA, gettando dalla finestra le medicine. 
Giu, git, barattoli, 
boccette, git ! 


La padroncina 
non muore pil. 


GLITANDRO; ©; S. 
Ehi ! Signor Agapito ! 
Presto ! Un contratto ! 


Act II DOCTOR CUPID 


CLITANDRO, aside to Arnolfo. 


My man is here who keeps my books and letters. 


He might assist us— 


ARNOLFO, finishing the sentence. 
Posing as the lawyer! 
CLITANDRO 
Ah, splendid! 
ARNOLFO 
Let us call him in! 


CLITANDRO, going to the window and calling. 


Here, you! Signor Agapito! 


LUCINDA, stamping her foot. 
Where’s the contract? 


ARNOLFO, gaily, to Lucinda. 
All ready! Here’s the lawyer! 


CLITANDRO 
Come here, sir! 


LUCINDA, embracing Arnolfo. 
Oh, perfect happiness, 
Past all belief! 
All my pain melts away 
Like a dream at dawn! 


ARNOLFO, embracing Lucinda. 
Yes, my own, my darling one! 
You are quite well! 


The danger’s over now, 
I fear no more. 


LISETTA 
Flings the medicines out of the window. 


There! There! 

Away with you, you noxious drugs! 
My mistress lives now, 

In joy once more! 


CLITANDRO 
Here! Signor Agapito! 
Quick with the contract! 


77 


78 L’AMORE MEDICO Atto II° 
Animo ! Ratto ! 
Venite su ! 
TUTTI 
Un giorno simile 
non torna pit ! 


Lisetta chiama due paggi, che portano I’ abito di Lucinda ; 
a preso un paravento e vi nasconde Lucinda, aiutandola 
a vestirsi l’ abito da festa. I paggi vanno e vengono, 
affaccendati a portare le robe di Lucinda. Lucinda 
lascia fare, contenta ; va e viene dal paravento alla scena. 


SCENA OF TAVITA 


S’ avanza il Notaro, un vecchio originale, dalla voce 
stentorea, armato di grosst scartafacct. 
IL NOTARO, complimentoso. 


Ossequio a tutti ! 


ARNOLFO e CLITANDRO 


Salute a lei ! 
ARNOLFO 
Si tratta'.. 
IL NOTARO 
So ! 
ARNOLFO, tndicando lo scrittoio. 


Ecco da scrivere... 


IL NOTARO, sedendo. 
Pronto ! 


CLITANDRO, gettandosi a sedere sulla poltrona di Lucinda, 
baciando 1 cuscint, felice. 


Oh delizia ! 
ARNOLFO 
Io dettero ! 


Cammina su e git, dettando con importanza. 
La mia figliuola Lucinda... 


IL NOTARO, scrivendo velocemente. 
Fatto ! 


Act Il DOCTOR CUPID 79 


Come up at once! 
Hurry now, faster, faster! 


ALL TOGETHER 


More perfect day of joy 
Never was known! 


Lisetta calls two pages, who bring Lucinda’s clothes. 


She hides Lucinda behind a screen, and decks her out in 
gay attire. The pages run in and out with Lucinda’s 
garments. Lucinda contentedly submits. A constant 
buzz of movement to and from the screen. 


PIGHTH SCENE 


The Notary comes in, a quaint old fossil, with a stentorian 
voice: he carries bundles of papers. 
NOTARY, with polite gravity. 
Your humble servant! 


CLITANDRO AND ARNOLFO 


Most worthy man! 
ARNOLFO 
The business— 
NOTARY 
Yes! 
ARNOLFO, pointing to the writing-table. 


Sit there, and write. 


NOTARY, Sitting. 
Ready! 


CLITANDRO, throwing himself on Lucinda’s chair, hugging 
and kissing the cushions in delight. 


Joy and rapture! 
ARNOLFO_ 
I will dictate. 


Walks back and forth, dictating pompously. 
My well-loved daughter Lucinda— 


NOTARY, writing very fast. 
—'cinda 


80 L’AMORE MEDICO_ Atto ITI° 


ARNOLFO, si meraviglia, poi continua a passeggiare. 
E il gran dottore... 
IL NOTARO 
Le’ so; lo sat 
ARNOLFO 
Meta de’ beni... 


IL NOTARO (J/ meravigliato stavolta é 11 Notaro!) 
Meta... 
ARNOLFO, a Clitandro. 
L’ anello ! 
Clitandro offre a Lucinda un ricco annello e glielo pone 
in ditto. 
LUCINDA e€ LISETTA, ammuirando I’ anello. 
Bello ! 
IL NOTARO, a@ Clitandro e Lucinda. 
Le firme ! 
Il Notaro va a far firmare il foglio da Lucinda e da Clitandro. 
LUCINDA e CLITANDRO 
Fatto ! 
ARNOLFO, strizzando I’ occhie, a Clitandro. 
Si vola ! 
CLITANDRO, ad Arnolfo sottovoce. 
Tutto per ridere ! 
ARNOLFO, cercando di assumere un’ intonazione solenne ; 
congiungendo le mani di Clitandro e di Lucinda. 
Sposi, v’ unisco ! 
Stende le mani sul loro capo, in atto di benedizione. 
Che il ciel felici vi possa far ! 
LISETTA, Con compunzione comica. 
Amen ! 


Il Notaro si avvicina a Clitandro ; gli porge il contratto, 
che Clitandro sollecitamente intasca. 


Act II DOCTOR CUPID 81 


ARNOLFO, stops in surprise, then continues pacing up and 


down. 
And this great doctor— 
NOTARY 
I know, I know! 
ARNOLFO 


One-half my property— 
NOTARY, surprised in his turn. 
One-half. 


ARNOLFO, to Clitandro. 
The ring, Sir! 


Clitandro places a handsome ring on Lucinda’s finger. 
LISETTA AND LUCINDA, admiring the ring. 
Lovely! 
NOTARY, rising, to Clitandro and Lucinda. 
Now sign your names. 
The Notary makes Lucinda and Clitandro sign in turn. 


LUCINDA AND CLITANDRO 
All done! 


ARNOLFO, winking at Clitandro. 
Like lightning! 


CLITANDRO, to Arnolfo, under his breath. 
All for a jest, you know. 
ARNOLFO, in solemn tones, joining Lucinda and Clitandro’s 
hands. 
Children, my blessing! 
Stretching out his hands in benediction. 
May heaven guard you through all your life! 
LISETTA, with comical misgivings. 
Amen! 


The Notary hands the contract to Clhitandro, who pockets 
at carefully. 


82 L’,AMORE MEDICO Atto JI° 


IL NOTARO 
Fatto ! Fatto ! 


LUCINDA, graziosamente a Clitandro, 
Siete dottor dell’ anima ! 
Da dubitar non v’ é ! 
CLITANDRO 


Sono dottor dell’ anima ! 
Da dubitar non v’ ¢ ! 


LISETTA, ARNOLFO e II. NOTARO 


Egli € dottor dell’ anima, 
A i suoi criteri a se ! 


SCENA’ ULETIMA 


Dal fondo avanzano musici, ballerini, danzatrici.  At- 
trattt dal rumore festoso accorrono 1 familiart. Grande 
meraviglia di tutti. 


ARNOLFO, che non comprende, st rivoige a Clitandro, in- 
terrogandolo. 


Che roba é questa ? 
CLITANDRO 


Niente ! Son musici 
e ballerini, per tripudiar ! 


ARNOLFO 
Ma voi... 


CLITANDRO 
Ne 6 sempre 
al mio servizio, 
gl’ infermi spiriti a rallegrar ! 
ARNOLFO, convinto. 
Che testa !... 


Alla gente che entra a mano a mano. 


Avanti ! 
Ma che legion ! 


Act Il DOCTOR CUPID 83 


NOTARY 
All done! 


LUCINDA, prettily, to Clitandro. 
My heart is cured by you alone! 
Is cured by you alone! 
CLITANDRO 
Her heart is cured by me alone, 
No man can doubt this truth! 
LISETTA, ARNOLFO, NOTARY. 


This man can cure the heart in pain, 
The secret’s his alone. 


NINTH SCENE 


Musicians and dancers enter at back; attracted by the 
music, the household assembles. All are greatly astonished. 


ARNOLFO, not understanding, questions Clitandro. 
What is this fooling? 


CLITANDRO 


Nothing ;—some dancers, 
A few musicians to wish us joy. 


ARNOLFO 
Then you— 
CLITANDRO 


I keep them in my service, 
To drive the dumps away 
And cheer sad hearts. 


ARNOLFO, satisfied. 
A genius! 
To the people streaming tn. 


Come in then! 
But what a crowd! 


84 L,AMORE MEDICO Atto I[° 


Al colmo della soddisfazione, a Clitandro, 


Cane d’ un medico ! 
Qua qua un bacion !! 


Abbraccia e bacia Clitandro, che sorride trionfante. Dan- 
zetta di ballerine piccole, che riescono a distrarre Arnolfo, 
che le guarda ballare, felice. Frattanto 1 paggt adornano 
Lucinda di giotelli. 


MUSICL @€ FAMILIARI, frattenendo c¢ stento le risa. 


Sor Arnolfo, molto ben ! 
Esemplare d’ un papa ! 
Nozze e feste in un balen { 
Ah ah ah ah ah ah! 


ARNOLFO, godendosela, col Notaro. 


Qui ciascun per fermo tien 
che sul serio qui si fa ! 
Nozze e feste in un balen ! 
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ! 


LUCINDA, a Lisetta e Clitandro, compassionando suo padre. 


Io ne 6 rimorso ! 
Mi fa pieta ! 


CLITANDRO 


Deh, non pensiamoci ! 
Perdonera ! 


LISETTA 


Eh, non pensiamoci ! 
Perdonera ! 


Clitandro e Lucinda st uniscono alla danza. In un 
momento che Arnolfo volge le spalle, Clitandro s’ apre 
un varco tra le ballerint e trascina via con se Lucinda. 
Le danzatrict grandi e belle circuiscono ora Arnolfo 
sempre pitt stretto, danzandoglt languidamente intorno ; 
Arnolfo é affascinato e si mette a danzare lui pure. Il 
movimento st fa sempre pit incalzante. A un tratto 
Arnolfo, stupito di non vedere Lucinda, s’ insospet- 
lisce; la cerca; si fa largo tra le danze ; interroga 
ansioso Lisetta, che, in piedi sopra una sedia, é intenta 
a battere il tempo. 


Act II DOCTOR CUPID 85 


Simply delighted, to Clitandro. 


Devil of a doctor! 
My own dear son! 

Embraces and kisses Clitandro, who smiles triwumphantly.— 
The smaller dancers seek to amuse Arnolfo with their 
antics; he watches them delightedly. Meanwhile, pages 
adorn Lucinda with jewels. 


CHORUS, all trying to restrain their laughter. 


Sir Arnolfo, here’s good luck! 

What a father we have here! 

Like a flash this wedding comes! 
Ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! 


ARNOLFO, with Notary, trying to restrain his laughter, 
chuckling to himself. 


Ha! They all believe it’s true! 

They believe it’s solemn truth! 

Like a flash this wedding comes! 
Ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! 


LUCINDA, to Lisetta and Clitandro, with a twinge of com- 
punction. 
I feel remorseful! 
My poor Papa! 
CLITANDRO 
Dearest! set your mind at ease! 
He will forgive! 


LISETTA 


Come, set your mind at ease! 
He will forgive! 

Clitandro and Lucinda dance together: Seizing a moment 
when Arnolfo’s back is turned, Clitandro opens out a 
passage through the ranks of the dancers and hurries 
Lucinda off. All the dancers crowd on to Arnolfo, 
dancing alluringly round him. 

Arnolfo is fascinated, and begins to dance too. Little by 
little, the whole assembly, musicians and all, join in the 
rhythmical movement. The excitement grows faster and 
faster. Suddenly Arnolfo realizes, to his amazement, that 
Lucinda 1s not there: with growing suspicion he seeks her 
among the dancers: he questions Lisetta anxiously: she 
1s standing on a chair, beating time to the music. 


86 L’AMORE MEDICO Attomlie 


ARNOLFO 


Ma Lucinda e il dottore... dove son ? 


LISETTA, come cadendo dalle nuvole. 


E domandate a me, signor padron ? 


LUCINDA e CLITANDRO, da lontano. 
Sembra ai miei sguardi il mondo 
non fatto che di te ! 
ARNOLFO, comprendendo finalmente ; battendosi la fronte. 
Ah ! me I’an fatta ! 
Tenta di uscire, impedito rumorosamente da tutti. 
Manigoldi ! Canaglia ! 
CORO 
Sor Arnolfo, molto ben ! 


Gli ballano furtosamente intorno, sballottandolo qua e la, 
impedendogli di uscire, facendolo danzare a forza. 
Lisetta, ch’ era uscita, ritorna con la grande bambola 
dell’ atto primo e gliela getta tra le braccia. Grande 


allegria. 


CALA LA TELA RAPIDAMENTE 


Act I} DOCTOR CUPID 87 


ARNOLFO 
But Lucinda and the doctor—where are they? 


LISETTA, as though suddenly brought down to earth. 
And how should I know that, my honoured lord? 


LUCINDA AND CLITANDRO, 1” the distance. 
Love, you turn all to enchantment, 
With you alone is joy! 
ARNOLFO, understanding at last, beating his forehead. 
Ah! They have tricked me! 


He tries to run out, but 1s surrounded and forced to join 
in the whirl of the dance. 


You wretches! you scoundrelly pack! 


CHORUS 


Sir Arnolfo, here’s good luck! 


They dance around him furiously, pushing him hither and 
thither, making him dance with them, and preventing his 
escape. 

Lisetta, who had gone out, returns with the big doll used 
in the First Act, and throws 1t into Arnolfo’s arms amid 
general merriment. 


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